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Thanks to its inviting small format, appealing design, and involving selection of erotic poems, this is the perfect book for the gay gift market. It includes contributions by such authors as W.H. Auden, Stephen Spender, Hart Crane, Allen Ginsberg, Tennessee Williams, James Baldwin, and Paul Monette.
First publish date: February 13, 1996
Authors: Michael Lassell
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