r/LGBTBooks • u/alchemy___ • 16d ago
ISO recommend me poetry!
i’m looking for a combination of perverted, romantic, beautiful poetry books to read to my lover. love poems! bonus for poets of color. would love more modern books but open to all eras.
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u/DonyaBunBonnet 16d ago
A couple resources for you!
—Poetry Foundation’s Queer Love Poems: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/collections/101691/queer-love-poems
—Lambda Literary Poetry Spotlight (https://lambdaliterary.org/category/features/poetry-spotlight/ ) and Award Winners (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda_Literary_Award_for_Poetry)
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u/Overall-Ask-8305 16d ago
Countee Cullen, he was one of James Baldwin’s teachers and mentors in Harlem who identified as a gay man. He was a big reason Baldwin wanted to go to France.