My lover is a woman : contemporary lesbian love poems

by Lesléa Newman

Paperback, 1996

Status

Available

Call number

PS595 .L46 M9 1996

Tags

lesbian

Genres

Collections

Your library, University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Publication

New York : Ballantine Books, 1996.

Description

A terrific collection of poetry praising all that it means to be a lesbian' - Lesbian News This superb compendium features the work of more than 120 lesbian poets, both well-known and previously unpublished. Adrienne Rich, Chrystos, Cheryl Clarke, Dorothy Allison and Jewelle Gomez are some of the best-known included in this volume which pays tribute to the diverse and complex nature of women's sexuality.'

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Subjects

Lesbians Poetry
Lesbians' writings, American
Love poetry, American Women authors

Language

English

ISBN

0345421140 / 9780345421142

Local notes

OCLC = 154

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