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Bob Flanagan

Born

in New York City, New York, The United States

December 26, 1952

Died

January 04, 1996

Genre

Art

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Bob Flanagan was a performance artist and writer. He was best known for his work on sadomasochism and living with cystic fibrosis.

Flanagan was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in childhood. He graduated from Costa Mesa High School, and studied literature at California State University Long Beach and the University of California, Irvine.

In the 1970s, Flanagan began reading his poems in public and was part of the poetry community at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center. His first book, "The Kid is the Man," was published in 1978.

In the 1980s, Flanagan became active in the BDSM community with his wife, and he was a founding member of the Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Janus. In 1989 he and his wife collaborated on their first work of perfo ...more

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Average rating: 4.31 · 343 ratings · 40 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bob Flanagan: Supermasochist (People Series) by Bob Flanagan, V. Vale, Sheree Rose (Foreword by) 4.28 avg rating — 183 ratings — published 2000 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pain Journal 4.24 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fuck Journal 4.70 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slave Sonnets it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1986 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fun To Be Dead: The Poems of Bob Flanagan it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kid is The Man 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Chronicles of Ragg: Volume One: The Sword of Gabriel 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Because I’m sick.
Because there was so much sickness.
Because I say “fuck the sickness.”
Because no pain, no gain.
Because spare the rod and spoil the child.
Because you always hurt the one you love.”
― Bob Flanagan

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“The animal is the city where I live. In the black fur the ground breathes.”
― Bob Flanagan, The Kid is The Man

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