Famous gay poems

A collection of poems and essays by LGBTQ+ poets on topics and themes of identity, gender, and sexuality. [Didn’t Sappho say her guts clutched up like this?] VII. Change. Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire year archive of POETRY magazine.

An LGBTQ poem is a piece of poetry written by or about a member/s of the LGBTQ community. These poems often explore the life experiences of the author, or other members of the community, and how their sexual identity influences their day-to-day life.