For the Boy with the Eyes of the Virgin Product Form:Paperback / softback compassion and incomprehension into a

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For the Boy with the Eyes of the Virgin Product Form:Paperback / softback compassion and incomprehension into aDescription Drawn from nine collections published over thirty years, the thirty eight poems in this retrospective reveal the poetic accomplishments of John Barton. In this collection, which is introduced by R. M Vaughan, Barton explores the role of love in contemporary society, the complexity of gay experience, the persistence of homophobia, the reinvention of the idea of family, and the fear and courage that AIDS engendered and how it continues to