Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Some LGBTQ+ poetry to get to know

Continuing the tradition I started back in 2021, here are some LGBTQ-themed poems (not all by LGBTQ authors, I should note) which the American Academy of Poetry's Poem-a-Day newsletter has featured so far this winter. Enjoy! 


Elastic Love Contrapuntal                                    by Sarah Cooper


The Forest Road                                                   by Charlotte Mew


Behind Stowe                                                        by Elizabeth Bishop


Dearly Departed, Again I Dreamt about a Ship    by Camonghne Felix


Kink                                                                        by Imani Davis


When Dawn Comes to the City                                by Claude McKay


Canopy                                                                    by Arlene Keizer


Aubade: Nocturne                                                by Willie Lee Kinard III


Having a Coke with You                                        by Frank O'Hara




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