CHAPTER AND VERSE
The Naked Poet, Ernesto Sarezale, pleads the case for nudity — especially when it comes to the bodies of “ordinary” men
Photography Luxxxer
Some people know me as “the naked poet”, the guy who performs his poems in the buff. Stripping and full-frontal nudity are indeed part of my “boylesque poetry” act, and my poems tell stories about intimacy, desire and the queer body.
I am often asked why I get naked, which is not an easy question to answer because there are many angles to it.
I guess one of the many reasons is that I am interested in contributing to the “normalisation” of the naked body. I know this may sound a bit pretentious, but I genuinely believe there is still too much of a taboo about nudity in our society and it’s desirable to celebrate the body in its wholesome beauty, from head to toe. Also, I feel that “normal” bodies — the bodies of average people — not just the idealised, airbrushed, photoshopped bodies of models, are worth representing.