Lib at Large: Larkspur poet finds belated success with provocative ‘Transient Sex’
Larkspur resident Brent Reiten says he was stunned when his book of poetry, “Transient Sex,” failed to sell when he self-published it in 1989. “I was totally humiliated, perplexed, and finally, I just gave up,” he says. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal)
By Paul Liberatore, Marin Independent Journal
A copy of “Transient Sex,” Brent Reiten’s book of poetry, rests on the writer’s kitchen table Thursday in Larkspur. After decades of obscurity, the book is getting interest from publishers in several countries. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal)
Sex sells. Just not always right away.
A case in point: In 1989, Brent Reiten, a Marin County house painter with poetic ambitions, wrote and self-published “Transient Sex,” a collection of poems about his libidinous fantasy trysts with famous people, women and men — “
Sex with Stevie Nicks,” “Sex with Meryl Streep,” “Sex with George Bush,” “Sex with Sylvester Stallone.” You get the idea.
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