Gay love poems

Love is love poetry, by and for LGBTQ+ folks. Illustration by Jia Sung. Love, like identity, takes all shapes, forms, themes, and patterns. Perhaps for no other community is love more self-defining and confining than the queer community. On this list, readers will find ten of the best LGBTQ poems. They touch on topics like love, identity, and passion.

These poems were written by poets ranging from Sappho and Walt Whitman to Audre Lorde and Allen Ginsberg. Through a wide variety of techniques and perspectives, the poets on this list help define LGBTQ+ literature across the ages. Find poems that celebrate queer love in all its forms, from romantic to self-love, from sweet to bittersweet. Whether you're in love with a person, a place, or yourself, these poems will speak to your heart.

Explore the rich tradition of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer poets and poetry by browsing a selection of poems & audio. For more essays, video, and ephemera, check out our Pride Month roundup.

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A collection of poems by queer poets that celebrate, mourn, and explore LGBTQIAP+ identity and experience. Some poems are about love, some are about resistance, and some are about the moon. Love is love… is love. These poems celebrate queer love, whether that love is sweet, bittersweet or somewhere in between. Love Poem contains all the agony and ecstasy of early love.

Poem for My Love showcases the gentler and calmer side of love; the poet is at once thankful for and in awe of their romantic relationship. Telling the story of two men in love, Turtle, Swan describes the fear of aloneness and isolation, using the example of being unable to find your partner in a darkened movie theater:. By the time the previews ended I was nearly in tears— then realized the head of one-half the couple in the first row.

In this poem, the subject is not altogether romantic love, but the love people have for themselves, which is especially important for queer and BIPOC individuals. The narrator reminds readers of the important lesson:. Having a Coke with You is one of the most popular queer love poems, and for good reason. The narrator knows that the smaller, simpler things — such as sharing a Coke — are just as romantic, if not more romantic, than the big events and trips to scenic locations.

Echoing Having a Coke with You , this poem provides a modern, funny and sincere reimagining of the classic poem. This short but powerful poem illuminates the fearfulness the narrator has about their romantic future during a suspenseful tarot card reading. I am amazed by peace It is this possibility of you asleep and breathing in the quiet air.

I was always afraid of the next card.