The poems were often in rhymed pentameter. JOHN RECHY: In my teen years, I did write some poetry (in addition to the novels I was writing). Have you continued to write poetry throughout your career? Have you used poetry as a way to hone your writing? Have you published your poetry? Something I have admired about your writing is its poetic quality - words chosen both for connotation and denotation, spare yet voluptuous language, cadence. JOHN-MANUEL ANDRIOTE : You mention in your introduction to the 1984 edition of City of Night that your early works included many poems. He spoke to John-Manuel Andriote and Tom Lutz about his long and distinguished career. Based in Los Angeles, Rechy taught for many years at USC. He is the recipient of PEN Center USA’s Lifetime Achievement Award, The Publishing Triangle’s William Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement, and The Luis Leal Award for distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature - he is known as a pioneer of LGBT literature and Chicano/Latino literature. JOHN RECHY is an American writer best known for his novels, starting with the groundbreaking City of Night (1963). To pick up your copy of the Journal, become a member of the Los Angeles Review of Books at the $15 monthly level or order a copy at, , or b&n.com. The following is a feature article from the most recent edition of the LARB Quarterly Journal: Fall 2014.
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