Gary In Your Pocket

It is impossible to read Gary in Your Pocket and not marvel at [Fisher’s] talent. . . . Here is the unfolding world of a young gay man of the post-Stonewall generation, learning to embrace a gay identity with innocence and without shame. . . . Gary in Your Pocket redefines the dimensions of African-American literature. The body of black gay literature is all the more so enriched.” - Mark Haile, Lambda Book Report

“I admire Gary Fisher’s writings for their unrelenting focus on the more knotty psychological issues of gay identity, thus further problematizing the notion of a monolithic black identity. His work will help us start seeing the black gay male writer as an individual rather than as a symbol, a martyr or a mascot. Again, Eve Sedgwick surprises and astounds us with her insights into the universe. Don Belton’s introduction to the world of Fisher is useful, touching, and timely.” - Michele Wallace

“Such acuity, such merciless wit, such love of language, such a passion for the process of writing: Fisher’s work makes me remember the first time I read Hart Crane, thinking then, as I do now, how much such a writer could have accomplished during a longer life, while marveling at what he did accomplish, writing driven by the energy of genius, honed by mortal urgency.” - Marilyn Hacker

“The importance of Gary Fisher’s work cannot be overstated. Presenting a singular and now lost artist, Gary in Your Pocket adds much needed insight into the forum of AIDS and sexuality. It will handily transcend any normal sense of audience or perceived notions of appeal.” - Randall Kenan