Mary: Yes, Catherine Davis was a lesbian. But she didn't take it as a theme. It would probably warrant a separate thread to discuss how being closeted or not affects your voice as a poet, so I won't digress much here. But, come to think of it, I've never taken sexuality as a subject much in my poems either. Probably because it was the one place in my life that it didn't matter! Most of my work is out of print. You might try Poemtree, which posts my poem "Some Girls." Catherine Davis is definitely out of print, as noted above. Before Adrienne Rich became a lesbian she worked in form. Maybe others have some helpful suggestions?
[This message has been edited by Suzanne Doyle (edited November 23, 2008).]
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