In Super Gay Poems, Stephanie Burt curates a boundary-pushing anthology of 51 poems by LGBTQIA+ writers, tracing the evolution of queer poetry since the Stonewall Riots, a series of confrontations between police and LGBTQ+ protesters that unfolded over six days and became a galvanizing moment for queer liberation. From sonnets to shaped poems, elegies to joyful provocations, the collection features luminaries like Frank O’Hara and Audre Lorde alongside vital contemporary voices such as Chen Chen and The Cyborg Jillian Weise. Each poem is paired with a brief essay.
Burt will discuss the anthology and be joined by featured poets Jee Leong Koh, Marisa Crawford, Marilyn Hacker, and others for a reading and conversation. Come early for the special collections display featuring queer poets whose work is held in the Library’s Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature!