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Queer  poet Louie Crew, 76, is an  Alabama native and an emeritus professor at Rutgers.  He lives in East Orange,  NJ, with Ernest Clay, his husband of 39  years.
As of  today, editors have published  2,276 of Crew's poems and essays.  You can  follow his work at http://rci.rutgers.edu/~lcrew/pubs.html.  See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Crew. The University of Michigan collects  Crew’s  papers.

The Poetry of Louie Crew

A Week's Worth of Biblical Haiku
 
 
Elder Brother 
 
Watch his eyes. That old glint 
for his own share's now for  mine.
 
 
Samaritan's  Lover
 
Told you ev'rything!?
Girl, you trust one of them?! 
 
 
Judas  
 
Sure, he'll lead.  Trust me. 
All he needs is a gentle nudge, a  kiss.
 
 
Good Samaritan's Boy Friend
 
You what?! For one of them?
Paid his bills too!?
 
 
Third Thief
 
Yeah!  Sure, sure!  Mmm!  Some  kingdom.
I know cheap grace when I see it.
 
 
Centurian's Boy Friend
 
You think He knew
and spoke the Word anyway? 
 
 
Fundelical Christ
 
Bitch, repent in view.
or I'll let them cast the stones.