Gay poets

Arranged alphabetically by book title, I’ve compiled a list of pitch-perfect books of poetry written by queer writers, giving myself the constraint of having to pick from 2019 and 2020. Some of these titles perhaps you’ve become quite notified of at this point and others may not contain crossed your radar, which is ultimately the goal here. As you rush to buy these, please consider purchasing them directly from the publisher or independent or local bookstores.

Advantages of Organism Evergreen by Oliver Baez Bendorf (CSU Poetry Center)

If you haven’t read this book yet, depart ahead and obtain it now, faith me. These pages are packed with stellar lines and compelling phrasing. Love, “The land in the holler weeps” or “We haul the river into our bellies” and then “we river in darkness.” Stylistically, there is attention to line, language, and voice in every poem. There is heat and desire. There is connection to character, to self, to body, to a collective. With amazing precision throughout and the spirit of confessional poets past and O’Hara-esque immediacy, intimacy, and inviting yet withholding-ness, this collection explores li