Devour Me Again - The Poems of Bambi Lake

A landmark collection of poems by Bambi Lake, the beloved (and bad-mouthed) icon of '70s counterculture in San Francisco

Bambi Lake, the pioneering chanteuse and trans icon, left behind a legacy shimmering with glamour, grit, and raw emotion. Her self-proclaimed greatest talent was "making people cry," and her poetry does just that, capturing the longing, heartbreak, and defiance of a life lived on the edge of queer liberation. From San Francisco's underground stages to the streets where revolution brewed, Bambi's words echo with haunting beauty and bold survival. This volume collects her most poignant and provocative work, offering readers an intimate look into a trailblazer's soul. Bambi didn't just exist-she burned bright, and her voice still demands to be heard.

A propos de l'auteur

Bambi Lake (1950-2020) was an author and chanteuse performer based in San Francisco, known for work that spoke to her experience as a transgender woman. She made her first appearance with The Cockettes, the avant-garde theater group, in the early 1970s, and has since been the subject of a documentary (Sticks & Stones, 2014) and a ballad revival, "The Golden Age of Hustlers," written by Lake and later recorded by Justin Vivian Bond. She authored a memoir with Alvin Orloff, The Unsinkable Bambi Lake (Manic D, 1996).

August Bernadicou is the Executive Director of The LGBTQ History Project, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the lives and legacies of LGBTQ activists from the first wave of gay liberation.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Lake Bambi
• Collaboration: August Bernadicou (Editeur)
• Edition: Ingram Publishers Services
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 16.07.2026
• EAN: 9781643623061
• ISBN: 978-1-64362-306-1
• Pages: 128
• Illustrations: photos of Bambi Lake, Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Théories politiques et histoire des idées; Poetry, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Love & Erotica, Of specific Gay & Lesbian interest, Political activism, POETRY / LGBTQ+, Political activism / Political engagement, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Political & Protest, Relating to LGBTQIA+ people, Poetry / Poems