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The Resource October mourning : a song for Matthew Shepard, Lesléa Newman ; with a new foreword by Judy Shepard

October mourning : a song for Matthew Shepard, Lesléa Newman ; with a new foreword by Judy Shepard

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On the night of October 6, 1998, a gay twenty-one-year-old college student named Matthew Shepard was kidnapped from a Wyoming bar by two young men, savagely beaten, tied to a remote fence, and left to die. Gay Awareness Week was beginning at the University of Wyoming, and the keynote speaker was Lesléa Newman, discussing her book Heather Has Two Mommies. Shaken, the author addressed the large audience that gathered, but she remained haunted by Matthew's murder. October Mourning, a novel in verse, is her deeply felt response to the events of that tragic day. Using her poetic imagination, the author creates fictitious monologues from various points of view, including the fence Matthew was tied to, the stars that watched over him, the deer that kept him company, and Matthew himself. More than a decade later, this stunning cycle of sixty-eight poems serves as an illumination for readers too young to remember, and as a powerful, enduring tribute to Matthew Shepard's life. Back matter includes an epilogue, an afterword, explanations of poetic forms, and resources
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First paperback edition.
Extent
xxi, 115 pages
Note
Includes discussion questions (pages 98-99)
Contents
  • Introduction
  • Prologue: The fence (before)
  • Outnumbered
  • Recipe for disaster
  • Something snapped
  • Raising awareness
  • Every mother's plea
  • The truck
  • Road rage
  • A sorry state
  • Signs of trouble
  • The clothesline
  • The pistol
  • Witness
  • The fence (that night)
  • What you can do in eighteen hours
  • Stars
  • The wind
  • The doe
  • Where is my boy?
  • The biker
  • The patrol officer's report
  • The doctor
  • Housekeeper, ICU
  • Lame enough
  • How to have the worst day of your life
  • The journalist
  • Vigil: candles in the wind
  • The Armbands
  • Scared to death
  • Heartfelt apology
  • October 12, 1998
  • Now showing: Matthew's story
  • Tree
  • Class photo: me in the middle or "What will you be when you grow up?"
  • Then and now
  • Thirteen ways of looking at Matthew
  • The fence (one week later)
  • Stand by your man
  • Accessory
  • Officer of the court
  • His shoes
  • The frat boys
  • The songwriter
  • The drag queen
  • The cop
  • The bartender
  • Let's say
  • The student
  • A father
  • A mother
  • A chorus of parents
  • The church lady
  • A protestor
  • An angel
  • Jury selection
  • The prosecutor's job
  • The defense's job
  • Don't flatter yourself
  • Sorry boy
  • Logic problem
  • Verdict
  • Mercy
  • What twenty bucks could get you in 1998
  • Wounded
  • This is the hand
  • Once upon a time
  • The fence (after)
  • Epilogue: Pilgrimage
  • Afterword: Imagine
Isbn
9781536215779
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Label
October mourning : a song for Matthew Shepard
Title
October mourning
Title remainder
a song for Matthew Shepard
Statement of responsibility
Lesléa Newman ; with a new foreword by Judy Shepard
Title variation
  • October morning
  • Song for Matthew Shepard
Title variation remainder
a song for Matthew Shepard
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
On the night of October 6, 1998, a gay twenty-one-year-old college student named Matthew Shepard was kidnapped from a Wyoming bar by two young men, savagely beaten, tied to a remote fence, and left to die. Gay Awareness Week was beginning at the University of Wyoming, and the keynote speaker was Lesléa Newman, discussing her book Heather Has Two Mommies. Shaken, the author addressed the large audience that gathered, but she remained haunted by Matthew's murder. October Mourning, a novel in verse, is her deeply felt response to the events of that tragic day. Using her poetic imagination, the author creates fictitious monologues from various points of view, including the fence Matthew was tied to, the stars that watched over him, the deer that kept him company, and Matthew himself. More than a decade later, this stunning cycle of sixty-eight poems serves as an illumination for readers too young to remember, and as a powerful, enduring tribute to Matthew Shepard's life. Back matter includes an epilogue, an afterword, explanations of poetic forms, and resources
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YDX
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Newman, Lesléa
Dewey number
[Fic]
Index
no index present
LC call number
PZ7.N47988
LC item number
Oct 2020
Literary form
fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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Shepard, Judy
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  • Shepard, Matthew
  • Murder victims
  • Novels in verse
  • Murder
  • Gays
  • Hate crimes
  • Laramie (Wyo.)
  • Shepard, Matthew
  • Murder
  • Gay people
  • Hate crimes
  • Laramie (Wyo.)
  • Novels in verse
  • Gays
  • Gays
  • Hate crimes
  • Murder
  • Wyoming
  • Murder victims
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October mourning : a song for Matthew Shepard, Lesléa Newman ; with a new foreword by Judy Shepard
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Publication
Copyright
Note
Includes discussion questions (pages 98-99)
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-115)
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volume
Carrier category code
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Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
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Contents
Introduction -- Prologue: The fence (before) -- Outnumbered -- Recipe for disaster -- Something snapped -- Raising awareness -- Every mother's plea -- The truck -- Road rage -- A sorry state -- Signs of trouble -- The clothesline -- The pistol -- Witness -- The fence (that night) -- What you can do in eighteen hours -- Stars -- The wind -- The doe -- Where is my boy? -- The biker -- The patrol officer's report -- The doctor -- Housekeeper, ICU -- Lame enough -- How to have the worst day of your life -- The journalist -- Vigil: candles in the wind -- The Armbands -- Scared to death -- Heartfelt apology -- October 12, 1998 -- Now showing: Matthew's story -- Tree -- Class photo: me in the middle or "What will you be when you grow up?" -- Then and now -- Thirteen ways of looking at Matthew -- The fence (one week later) -- Stand by your man -- Accessory -- Officer of the court -- His shoes -- The frat boys -- The songwriter -- The drag queen -- The cop -- The bartender -- Let's say -- The student -- A father -- A mother -- A chorus of parents -- The church lady -- A protestor -- An angel -- Jury selection -- The prosecutor's job -- The defense's job -- Don't flatter yourself -- Sorry boy -- Logic problem -- Verdict -- Mercy -- What twenty bucks could get you in 1998 -- Wounded -- This is the hand -- Once upon a time -- The fence (after) -- Epilogue: Pilgrimage -- Afterword: Imagine
Control code
on1137854980
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
First paperback edition.
Extent
xxi, 115 pages
Isbn
9781536215779
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Label
October mourning : a song for Matthew Shepard, Lesléa Newman ; with a new foreword by Judy Shepard
Publication
Copyright
Note
Includes discussion questions (pages 98-99)
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-115)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- Prologue: The fence (before) -- Outnumbered -- Recipe for disaster -- Something snapped -- Raising awareness -- Every mother's plea -- The truck -- Road rage -- A sorry state -- Signs of trouble -- The clothesline -- The pistol -- Witness -- The fence (that night) -- What you can do in eighteen hours -- Stars -- The wind -- The doe -- Where is my boy? -- The biker -- The patrol officer's report -- The doctor -- Housekeeper, ICU -- Lame enough -- How to have the worst day of your life -- The journalist -- Vigil: candles in the wind -- The Armbands -- Scared to death -- Heartfelt apology -- October 12, 1998 -- Now showing: Matthew's story -- Tree -- Class photo: me in the middle or "What will you be when you grow up?" -- Then and now -- Thirteen ways of looking at Matthew -- The fence (one week later) -- Stand by your man -- Accessory -- Officer of the court -- His shoes -- The frat boys -- The songwriter -- The drag queen -- The cop -- The bartender -- Let's say -- The student -- A father -- A mother -- A chorus of parents -- The church lady -- A protestor -- An angel -- Jury selection -- The prosecutor's job -- The defense's job -- Don't flatter yourself -- Sorry boy -- Logic problem -- Verdict -- Mercy -- What twenty bucks could get you in 1998 -- Wounded -- This is the hand -- Once upon a time -- The fence (after) -- Epilogue: Pilgrimage -- Afterword: Imagine
Control code
on1137854980
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
First paperback edition.
Extent
xxi, 115 pages
Isbn
9781536215779
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n

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