Tory Dent
Tory Dent , actually: Victorine Dent , (* 1958 in Wilmington , Delaware ; † December 30, 2005 in East Village , New York ) was an American poet, writer and art critic. At the age of 30 she was diagnosed with " HIV positive". Tory Dent wrote three widely acclaimed works from the perspective of the diagnosed disease.
Works
- What Silence Equals , Persea Books 1993, ISBN 0-89255-196-8
- HIV Mon Amour , Sheep Meadow Press 1999, ISBN 1-878818-81-3
- Black Milk , Sheep Meadow Press 2005, ISBN 1-931357-26-9
Web links
- Dents website on "Academy Of American Poets"
- "Tory Dent's RIP, My Love "
- "Tory Dent, Poet Who Wrote of Living With HIV, this at 47" , New York Times , January 3, 2006
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Dent, Tory |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dent, Victorine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American poet, writer, and art critic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Delaware , Delaware , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 2005 |
| Place of death | East Village , New York City , New York , United States |