Interview with Rollan McCleary, Poetry Writer (Songs of Puritania)

Watch Songs Of Puritania On A Gay Theme, Poetry Reading by Rollan McCleary:

Poem read by actor Jason Martorino

Interview with poet Rollan McCleary:

1) What is the theme of your poem?

The poem is a satire of the (especially American) misrepresentation of gays and gayness in some religious circles as nothing but “lifestyle”, and the satire concludes with a gay theological response to wrong attitudes and beliefs.

2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

Hopefully listeners would be interested to look further into the source and range both of my poetry and my ideas as a doctor of religious studies published on gay spirituality from outside an America which has too long dominated thought in the area.

3) How long have you been writing poetry?

For the last two years onto social media following a break of many years in…