Lesbian Poetry: An Anthology
Lesbian Poetry: An Anthology is a 1981 poetry anthology edited by Elly Bulkin and Joan Larkin. The book was positively reviewed and has been considered the "breakthrough volume" for lesbian poetry.
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| Editors | Elly Bulkin Joan Larkin |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Lesbian literature |
| Publisher | Persephone Press |
Publication date | 1981 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 296 |
| ISBN | 978-0930436087 |
Summary
The book contains 145 poems by 64 writers. Authors represented include Adrienne Rich, Michelle Cliff, Elsa Gidlow and Audre Lorde.[1]
Reception
Lesbian Poetry was reviewed by Susan Belew in the New York Native,[2] Robyn Fizz in Sojourner: The Women's Forum,[3] and Marilyn Gayle in The Advocate.[4] It received a positive review from Joy Parks in the gay magazine The Body Politic. Parks wrote that the book contained an "immense and varied collection of work ... forming what must be the largest collected body of lesbian writing to date", and credited its editors with "filling that large and empty space in lesbian poetry that has been both large and empty for far too long."[1]
Writing in 1995, Simon LeVay and Elisabeth Nonas described the book as, "The breakthrough volume for lesbian poetry that reflected early lesbian-feminist concerns with multiculturalism and issues of radical revision of society (race, class, gender roles, and age)".[5]
References
- Parks 1982, p. 40.
- Belew 1981, p. 29.
- Fizz 1981, p. 16.
- Gayle 1982, p. 37.
- LeVay & Nonas 1995, pp. 340, 436.
Bibliography
- Books
- LeVay, Simon; Nonas, Elisabeth (1995). City of Friends: A Portrait of the Gay and Lesbian Community in America. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. ISBN 0262121948.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Journals
- Belew, Susan (1981). "Love of Life". New York Native (19).CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) – via EBSCO's Academic Search Complete (subscription required)
- Fizz, Robyn (1981). "Lesbian Tapestry". Sojourner: The Women's Forum. 7 (1).CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) – via EBSCO's Academic Search Complete (subscription required)
- Gayle, Marilyn (1982). "Lesbian Poetry". The Advocate (342).CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) – via EBSCO's Academic Search Complete (subscription required)
- Parks, Joy (1982). "Lesbian Poetry: an Anthology. (Book)". The Body Politic (80).CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) – via EBSCO's Academic Search Complete (subscription required)