The Penguin Book of Homosexual Verse explained
| The Penguin Book of Homosexual Verse |
| Author: | Stephen Coote |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books |
| Pub Date: | 1983 |
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]
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]
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Notes and References
- News: Kavanagh . Paul . Poetry without a sexual preference . . 4 February 1984 . 42.
- News: Knobel . Paul . The Bounds of Love . 5 August 2022 . . 2 July 1984 . 37.
- News: Love that dare speak its name . 5 August 2022 . . Nicholas . de Jongh . Nicholas de Jongh . 31 March 1983 . 14.
- News: Raven . Simon . Simon Raven . Banging a drum . 5 August 2022 . . 3 April 1983 . 29.
- News: Dodsworth . Martin . Recent problem . 5 August 2022 . . 13 May 1983 . 16.
- News: Knobel . Paul . The Bounds of Love . . 2 July 1984. p.37, p.38, p.39. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- News: The Penguin Book of Homosexual Verse (review) . 5 August 2022 . . Cidrescu . Andrei . 15 January 1984 . 209.
- News: Codrescu . Andrei . Andrei Codrescu . Books this year have looked to past rather than present for greatness . 5 August 2022 . . 11 December 1983 . 103.
