LGBTQ+ Poets
A list of recent poetry by LGBTQ+ poets selected by librarians at The Seattle Public Library. (Created May 2023)
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Villainy
Abi-Karam writes with a revolutionary energy that invites the reader to rethink how a poem sounds, and what it can do on the page and beyond. - Publishers Weekly
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Against Heaven
Winner of the Academy of American Poets First Book Award, Alabi’s ecstatic debut pulses with the language of Black queer joy. - Publishers Weekly
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Brother Sleep
Aldo Amparán’s debut collection of poems examines the struggle of finding a place for personal desire and vulnerability within the turbulent landscape of the U.S.-Mexico border. - San Francisco Chronicle
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Side Notes From the Archivist
Side Notes from the Archivist is a preservation of Black culture viewed through a feminist lens. - publisher's copy
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Real Phonies and Genuine Fakes
Beer's clever, kaleidoscopic, strange, and powerfully profound new collection is filled with forgeries and illusions as she portrays magicians, plagiarists, tricksters, and entire villages of liars. - Booklist
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Water I Won't Touch
Candrilli is both deliberate and dangerous, a thrilling combination. - Booklist
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Feast
In poems that span the Philippines to the United States, Cariño explores intergenerational relationships, trauma, and diasporic communities. - Publishers Weekly
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Togetherness
This refreshing debut gathers its power by exploring the overlaps between gender, sex, language, and nationality. - Publishers Weekly
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Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced An Emergency
The vibrant second collection from Chen wonders aloud at how to make a place in a world where people and institutions strain under the weight of impossible expectations. - Publishers Weekly
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Content Warning: Everything
Illuminates a complicated past, expels antiquated what-ifs and allows readers to share in the possibilities underscored by a wholly original and creative mind. - The New York Times Book Review
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