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David Wojnarowicz

(September 14th, 1954 – July 22nd, 1992)

David Michael Wojnarowicz was an American artist, writer, musician, and AIDS activist.


David Wojnarowicz is a book author.

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Weight of the Earth

David Wojnarowicz
Contemporary American Non-Fiction

Weight of the Earth

In these tapes, Wojnarowicz discusses a vast variety of topics but mostly settles on art, dreams, and death as he processes his HIV diagnosis and impending end of life.

June 15, 2026June 15, 2026 by S. Hargrave — Comment on Weight of the Earth

Close to the Knives

David Wojnarowicz
Contemporary American Literature Memoir

Close to the Knives

Wojnarowicz is asking us to listen to him crying from his deathbed and the reader cannot turn away.

June 9, 2025June 8, 2025 by S. Hargrave — Comment on Close to the Knives
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