{"product_id":"sin-bug-caconrad-1","title":"SIN BUG - CAConrad","description":"\u003cp\u003ehe wrote “I have AIDS\u003cbr\u003eand kissed this wall”\u003cbr\u003eX marked the spot\u003cbr\u003eI wrote “I’m not afraid”\u003cbr\u003eand kissed him back\u003cbr\u003ewherever he is\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSIN BUG\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA new book by poet-activist CAConrad combining essay, memoir and (Soma)tic poetry rituals. Documenting the pervasive homophobic violence of the 1980s and the overwhelming losses of AIDS, this work is an unwavering testament to queer resilience. CA’s text forms a resounding incantation to friends and lovers lost. SIN BUG is the first book published as part of the Open Narratives series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout CAConrad\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCAConrad has been writing poems for more than 50 years and working with (Soma)tic poetry rituals for over 20 years. Their latest book is \u003cem\u003eListen to the Golden Boomerang Return\u003c\/em\u003e (Wave Books \/ UK Penguin 2024). \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Frank\u003c\/em\u003e is available in 9 different languages, most recently French and Italian. They also exhibit poems as sculpture with recent shows in London, Melbourne, Porto, Santander, and Tucson. Please visit them online at CAConrad.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpen Narratives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA publishing and events programme highlighting LGBTQIA+ voices through a series of newly commissioned printed matter, live readings, exhibitions and workshops. Open Narratives at Tenderbooks is funded by Arts Council England. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTender Readers\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA series of experimental ideas realised in a pocket-sized format and published by Tenderbooks. Previous titles in this series: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/9r4ukhp09qkjgwdj-4888029.shopifypreview.com\/products\/you-gotta-keep-your-head-straight-about-clothes-dal-chodha?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=a93880afd\u0026amp;_ss=r\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou gotta keep your head straight about clothes\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e— Dal Chodha \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCredits\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommissioned by Tamsin Clark\u003cbr\u003eCoordinated by Harri Welch\u003cbr\u003eDesigned by Kia Tasbihgou\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Lillian Wilkie\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted by Printon, Tallinn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupported by Arts Council England \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenderbooks, 2025\u003cbr\u003eSecond edition of 200 copies \u003cbr\u003eSoftcover 64pp with die-cut bookmark \u003cbr\u003e139 x 105mm \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tenderbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56320364708217,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0488\/8029\/files\/Tenderbooks_58dca2be-b80a-479a-a22a-0a2f11861f14.jpg?v=1764947848","url":"https:\/\/tenderbooks.live\/products\/sin-bug-caconrad-1","provider":"Tenderbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}