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John: Poems by Ron Schreiber
A tender and unsparing account of a young man dying of AIDS. "Read the poems--they are brilliant. Ron died in 2005, living long after John MacDonald, but loving him and missing him everyday.
96 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1989
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October 9, 2024
How did it end?
when they carried John out of the
house (on his way to Holbrook) he
looked up at me as they put him in
the ambulance & screamed "Ron! Ron!
Ron!" then they closed the doors,
his mother with him & drove off.
John ~~ Ron Schreiber
A weary Ron Schreiber wearing an armband in memory of his dead lover, John.
My heart aches after reading this collection ...
when they carried John out of the
house (on his way to Holbrook) he
looked up at me as they put him in
the ambulance & screamed "Ron! Ron!
Ron!" then they closed the doors,
his mother with him & drove off.
John ~~ Ron Schreiber
A weary Ron Schreiber wearing an armband in memory of his dead lover, John.
My heart aches after reading this collection ...
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews