LGBTQ at NYPL

Love Speaks its Name by Jason Baumann, Susan and Douglas Dillon Associate Director for Collection Development and Coordinator of Humanities and LGBT Collections, Collections and Research Services, Stephen A. Schwarzman BuildingFebruary 4, 2011

The trouble with Valentine's Day ( or one of the troubles...) is the paucity of compelling images of LGBT lives and loves in all the hustle of red roses, pink love notes, and chocolate bonbons. If you are looking for inspiring words and thoughts on love, check out the poetry collection Love Speaks Its Name: Gay and Lesbian Love Poems edited by J. D. McClatchy. It has a beautiful arc of language ranging from Sappho to John Weiners. My favorite is a quiet gem called "Fable" by Robin Becker:

…The story got wet.

The pond was a dark wound.

You unlocked the car and touched

My back, a kindness, as if

I’d always been your lover.

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