Stop Lying

by Aaron Smith

Stop Lying is Aaron Smith's most personal and vulnerable work yet. Revolving around the death of the poet's mother and how Smith, a gay man, faces his upbringing where his sexuality was viewed as sinful and unnatural, these poems plumb the complexities of what families say and choose not to say. How does one grieve when a relationship will forever remain unresolved? What does it mean to both regret and not regret one's decisions? What if survival...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822967049
• ISBN13: 9780822967040
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 8.7"