100 Queer Poems: an anthology

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Some of my favorites from this collection include "Afterwards" by Carola Luther, "Philomela: Nest building" by Seni Seneviratne, "Reasons for Staying" by Ocean Vuong, and "Shake My Future" by Dorothea Smartt. If you’re in a bit of a reading slump, looking for a starting point in poetry, or just want to discover some queer work, I really recommend this book. This book is a celebration of exuberant queer poetics, and it’s already very special because of that. Some of the poems were beautiful and heart-wrenching and others just felt like nothing, unfortunately.

i devoured it in a matter of hours (no matter how many poetry loyalists say not to do that, i simply could not stop myself).it is so beautifully collated and expressed, and is a real testament to random house/vintage, andrew mcmillan, mary jean chan, and the poets. Having studied Wilfred Owen "a war poet" at school, I hadnt realised for many years that he was also a "queer poet" and so I found this collection fascinating. I’m somebody that leads a very political life and has been very involved in activist movements for a long time,” they said.

Meanwhile, Fan was surprised when Chan and McMillan chose his poem Hokkaido for the book, but says when he thought about it, it made sense. this is a beautiful exploration of what it means to be a “queer poet” and offers so many different perspectives though time and location. What a wonderful collection of poetry - I can’t wait to get my hands on the physical copy so that I can dip in and annotate more thoroughly. an inclusive introduction to queer poetry, with such a lovely range of voices, be it classic or modern.For fifty years, she has trained to slay wyrms - but none have appeared since the Nameless One, and the younger generation. Also I’m aware I’ve spoken more about the approach of the anthology as a whole than any individual poem but … it’s hard to know how else to speak about an anthology. They've structured the anthology into thoughtful sections that tide one through a loose chronological experience: of childhood, domesticities, relationships, landscapes, histories and futures. For me this is a real missed opportunity to actually showcase some exceptional LGBTQ+ poets and truly say something.