KEVIN KILLIAN (1952–2019) was a San Francisco poet, novelist, playwright, critic, and key figure in New Narrative and queer literature. His more than 30 books include the novels Shy and Spreadeagle...voir plusKEVIN KILLIAN (1952–2019) was a San Francisco poet, novelist, playwright, critic, and key figure in New Narrative and queer literature. His more than 30 books include the novels Shy and Spreadeagle; the story collection Little Men; the memoir Fascination; and poetry collections such as I Cry Like a Baby, Action Kylie, Tweaky Village, and Impossible Princess. He also wrote plays for the San Francisco Poets Theater. Killian coedited The Collected Poetry of Jack Spicer, which won an American Book Award. He taught in the MFA Writing Program at California College of the Arts and edited the journal Mirage/#4/Period(ical) with his wife, writer Dodie Bellamy. Additional honors include the PEN Oakland Award and the Lambda Literary Award.voir moins