Brad Gooch

Brad Gooch

Brad Gooch (born 1952) is an American writer.

Biography

Born and raised in suburban Pennsylvania, he graduated at Columbia University.

He is currently a Professor of English at William Paterson University in New Jersey. He has lived in New York City since 1971.

WBibliography

*"Billy Idol"
*"Zombie 00"
*"Scary Kisses"
*"The Golden Age of Promiscuity"
*City Poet: The Life and Times of Frank O'Hara
*"Jailbait and Other Stories"
*The Daily News (poetry)
*"Finding the Boyfriend Within"
*"Dating the Greek Gods"
*(essay in) "Boys Like Us: Gay Writers Tell Their Coming Out Stories", Patrick Merla (ed.) Avon Books. 1996

Critical reception

His book "Jailbait and Other Stories" was selected by Donald Barthelme for a Pushcart Foundation Writer's Choice Award. His writing has appeared in the "Paris Review", "Partisan Review", "Bomb", the "New Republic", "Harper's Bazaar", "The New Yorker", "Vanity Fair", "Out", "New York", the "Los Angeles Times Book Review", "The Nation", "Travel + Leisure", and "American Poetry Review".

His most acclaimed work is a biography of the poet Frank O'Hara, "City Poet". His book, "Finding the Boyfriend Within", calls for gay men to cultivate self-respect by cultivating an imaginary lover.

External links

* [http://www.planetout.com/entertainment/interview.html?sernum=498 Interview on Planetout.com]
* [http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/1999/10/12/innerboyfriend/print.html Boyfriend Review]
*worldcat id|lccn-n82-214635


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