

It is the story of one man's success against all the odds, set against the backdrop of a country in the midst of revolution and war. Hawkins infiltrates the court of the evil. Inspirational, funny and truly original, this is much more than a sports autobiography. His prose has appeared in Huffington Post and . Danny Kaye plays kind-hearted entertainer Hawkins who disguises himself as the legendary king of jesters, Giacomo.

Recently his work has appeared in North American Review, The Offing, Hotel Amerika, Los Angeles Review, Poet Lore, and Cincinnati Review. Michael Montlack is editor of the Lambda Finalist essay anthology My Diva: 65 Gay Men on the Women Who Inspire Them (University of Wisconsin Press) and author of the poetry book Cool Limbo (NYQ Books). Say that? Exactly-I had that man by the balls.Īnd only I could tickle them the way he liked. No, I had the attention of the King.Īt his weakest. I heard the growling stomachs of his beastsīut make no mistake.

Not to be waiting for a shove through the gate,įor the drawbridge to rise behind me. Queer, crippled-I would’ve been a true fool In the stone walls seeping into my blood,Įxtinguishing the torch of my creativity. The Queen lame with another bout of gout. Their hot air, letting it inflate my breast.Īnd yes, I despised the King, the same way Over their fat middles, snorting like boars How the court, in all their finery, folded My acrobatics-like trained lightning bolts. Of course I relished the power sometimes. Jin Poetry tagged Michael Montlack by Kristina Marie Darling
