Jan Clausen Explained

Jan Clausen (North Bend, Oregon, 1950) is an American writer. Her work includes poetry, fiction, and essays and has been widely published in the feminist press and elsewhere.^[1] She has co-edited Conditions, a journal of women's writing, with Elly Bulkin.^[2] She is the author of the first critical essay on the feminist poetry movement of the 1970s, A Movement of Poets. Thoughts on Poetry and Feminism, 1982.^[3]

Works

• After Touch, 1975
• Waking at the Bottom of the Dark, 1979. Poetry.
• Mother, Sister, Daughter, Lover, 1980
• Duration, 1983. Collection of stories.
• Illustrated by None: The Prosperine Papers, 1988
• Books and Life, 1989
• Beyond Gay or Straight: Understanding Sexual Orientation, 1996
• Apples and Oranges: My Journey through Sexual Identity, 1999

Notes and References

1. Book: Clausen, Jan . After Touch . 1977 . Out & Out Books . 1977 . Brooklyn . Back cover.
2. Book: Gabriele Griffin. Who's Who in Lesbian and Gay Writing. 2003. Routledge. 978-1-134-72209-9. 54.
3. Book: Clausen, Jan . A Movement of Poets. Thoughts on Poetry and Feminism . Long Haul Press . 1982 . 0-9602284-1-1 . Brooklyn, NY.