The Secret Gospel of Mark, a Poet's Memoir

Ra i was there to talk about his most recent work, the secret gospel of mark. The memoir is about his life, but it's also about a time in america when being gay was bad news. He asked spencer reese to read from the first part of the opening chapter. A little heads up, this part includes sexually explicit rial that may not be for everyone. When there is no faith, joy is destroyed. At 18, i wanted to die up there in brunswick, maine, first state to greet the morning sun. I stripped and straddled the planks atop two saw horses. Slivers caught in my upper inner thighs. I galloped like