Love Speaks Its Name: Gay and Lesbian Love Poems

Spanning centuries of verse, this anthology gathers luminous love poetry from Sappho through contemporary voices. Featuring Walt Whitman, Hart Crane, Gertrude Stein, Federico García Lorca, Djuna Barnes, Constantine Cavafy, Elizabeth Bishop, W. H. Auden, and James Merrill, among others, the collection captures desire in its most raw and refined forms. From Michelangelo's meditations to Cole Porter's wit, these poems explore love's depths—its passion, tenderness, and complexity. A essential gathering of queer literary voices celebrating intimacy across time.