The Penguin Book of Homosexual Verse
The Penguin Book of Homosexual Verse (1983) is an anthology of poetry dealing with "a history of the different ways in which homosexual people have been seen or have seen themselves",[1] from classical antiquity to the contemporary period. It was compiled by Stephen Coote and published by Penguin Books.[2]
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| Author | Stephen Coote |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
Publication date | 1983 |
Although praising its subject matter, Paul Knobel of The Age criticised the broad scope of the anthology, as well as its Eurocentric focus, as the anthology focuses on literature in English and contains poems in most major European languages (with the exception of Polish), and two Arabic poems; no East Asian, African or Oceanian content was included.[3] Some significant contemporary American gay male poets were also not included in the book.[4]
See also
- Lieblingminne und Freundesliebe in der Weltliteratur
- Sexual Heretics
References
- Kavanagh, Paul (4 February 1984). "Poetry without a sexual preference". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 42.
- Knobel, Paul (2 July 1984). "The Bounds of Love". The Age. p. 37. Retrieved 5 August 2022. - de Jongh, Nicholas (31 March 1983). "Love that dare speak its name". The Guardian. p. 14. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- Raven, Simon (3 April 1983). "Banging a drum". The Observer. p. 29. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- Dodsworth, Martin (13 May 1983). "Recent problem". The Guardian. p. 16. Retrieved 5 August 2022. - Knobel, Paul (2 July 1984). "The Bounds of Love". The Age. p.37, p.38, p.39. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- Cidrescu, Andrei (15 January 1984). "The Penguin Book of Homosexual Verse (review)". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 209. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- Codrescu, Andrei (11 December 1983). "Books this year have looked to past rather than present for greatness". The Baltimore Sun. p. 103. Retrieved 5 August 2022.