Travis Hupp
Faster, Annihilators!
&
Sin And I
About the book
From the author of Faster, Annihilators! comes more of the poetry that Literary Titan called “mind-bending,” “captivating,” and “undeniably heartwrenching.” The poems in this collection touch on a range of subjects in a range of styles, but a unifying theme is presented in confronting what oppresses us and moving beyond the sin of complicity in our own oppression and the oppression of others.
Employing free verse, kwansabas, pantoum, and haiku, Hupp takes us on another journey that encompasses anger and despair over the personal and the political, but ultimately leads to faith, hope, and abiding love.
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About the book
People who struggle to fit into narrow, heteronormative societal norms should not be dismissed as childish, crazy, or misanthropic. They might reject blind obedience because they recognize its childishness and possess an extensive vocabulary which includes nuanced concepts like transcendence, which they pursue relentlessly and courageously. Perhaps the routine suffocates us because it lacks order, leading us to accept anything that most people do as normal and good, resulting in a failure of imagination severe enough to become an extinction level event.
If you share this perspective, yet refuse to let it crush your humor, empathy, and determination to express your authentic self and create a better world, then Faster, Annihilators! is the book for you. This poetry collection chronicles a gay man’s struggle to reject conformity, demand more from himself, and thrive in a society that is still inexcusably oppressive.
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About Travis
Travis Hupp lives in the Shenadoah Valley of Virginia. When
he’s not writing, he’s usually getting outsmarted by his 16-year-
old Pomeranian, Oz, and his 10-year-old terrier, Willow, who
have decided to ask for forgiveness instead of permission. Fast-
er, Annihilators! is his first published work.
