Famous gay poets

In May , when President Rutherford B. Hayes unveiled a bronze statue of Fitz-Greene Halleck , the crowd of about 10, people did so much damage to Central Park that New York passed an ordinance limiting the size of future events. Early in his career, Halleck collaborated with the writer Joseph Rodman Drake on satiric verse that appealed to culturally savvy New Yorkers for its wit.

National Poetry Month: LGBTQ Poets Who Inspire

To put the world between us We parted, stiff and dry; Goodbye, said you, forget me. I will, no fear, said I If here, where clover whitens The dead man's knoll, you pass, And no tall flower to meet you Starts in the trefoiled grass, Halt by the headstone naming The heart no longer stirred, And say the lad that loved you Was one that kept his word.

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Well, it doesn't get any more straightforward and gay than this. This poet and gay rights activist does not beat around the bush when it comes to her affairs. She does not use words like "partner" or "good friend," but is the most transparent. She wants everyone to know that she loves a woman and is loved by a woman.

LGBTQ Poetry

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