I am watching a black man gyrate in front of me in a thong over gray briefs. A tuft of synthetic, orange hair peeks out from the front of the triangular fabric. His nearly-shaven head glistens as beads of sweat trickle down his face. His dark eyes stare intensely at us.
Christine Shan Shan Hou and Siobhan Burke
Christine Shan Shan Hou is a poet and arts writer living in Brooklyn. Publication Studio published her first book of poetry, Accumulations in 2010.
Siobhan Burke writes for The Brooklyn Rail, The New York Times and Dance Magazine, where she is an associate editor.