Slave Sonnets

by Bob Flanagan

This copy is inscribed and signed to noted poet and publisher Tim Dlugos. Include is a brief note to Tim signed, Bob. See photo. Poems by Flanagan. Cover illustration by Mike Kelley. Printed in an edition of 700 copies. Not only a very scarce book but rare signed.

Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

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 performance art with a piece called "Nailed."