4 Quotes & Sayings By Saeed Jones

Saeed Jones is a poet, playwright, musician and author. He is the winner of the 2018 Steinmetz Prize for Poetry, which honors new works by up-and-coming writers of poetry. He was the first openly gay poetry slam champion of New York City. His first collection of poems, The Last Night of the Earth Poems , won the 2015 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry Read more

His plays have appeared at theaters across the country including HERE Arts Center in Los Angeles, the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston, and Ensemble Studio Theater in New York City. His new book is The New York Trilogy .

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PRETENDING TO DROWNThe only regret is that I waitedlonger than a breathto scatter the sun's reflectionwith my body. New stars burst upon the waterwhen you pulled me in. On the shore, our clothesbegged us to be good boys again. Every stick our feet toucheda snapping turtle, every shadowa water moccasin. Excuses to swim closer to one another. I sank into the depths to see youas the lake saw you: cut in halfby the surface, taut legs kicking, the rest of you sky. Suddenly still, a clear viewof what you knew I wantedto see. When I resurfaced, slick grin, knowing glance; you pushed meback under. I pretended to drown, then swallowed you whole. Saeed Jones
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We’re not crazy. We’re just not in the dark anymore. And my goodness, we can see you so clearly now. Saeed Jones
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Reach high for the stars that hidden in your soul. Dream precedes the goal Saeed Jones