Funeral Diva

Author: Pamela Sneed
Publisher: City Lights
2020

 

Winner of the Lambda Award for Lesbian Poetry

A poetic memoir about coming-of-age in the AIDS era, and its effects on life and art.

"She is a writer for the future, in that she defies genre." —Hilton Als

"This notable achievement, traveling from youth to adulthood, is a harrowing account of how Sneed transforms violence and pain into an artist's life." —Claudia Rankine