When I Was Straight by Julie Marie Wade

New edition, now with French flaps! Chosen by the American Library Association for the 2015 Over the Rainbow List!   When I Was Straight I did not love men as I do now. I loved them wincing & wanting to please. I loved them trying too hard. "Julie Marie Wade’s lush post-confessional poems are unabashed in their desire, tentative then bold in their knowledge. They’re sparkly talismans to transform and transport us, delicacies with creamy insides to fill us up. WHEN I WAS STRAIGHT is a profound 'before and after' examination of the self, complete with cultural and family commentary—delightful, heartbreaking, magic and real stories with a multitude of prepositions to guide us: a gifted young poet’s coming to, coming out, coming jubilantly back into self."–Denise Duhamel and Maureen Seaton"Wade is a poet with a warm heart and a strong, poetic voice."–The Rumpus"When I Was Straight is a thoughtful collection by a talented writer about coming into oneself, and it is a book that can be