"Super Gay Poems "by Stephanie Burt" is a collection a poems that offer a different and unique look into the queer community and history.

What a lovely compilation of historic and current Queer poets!

Stephanie Burt is one of my favorites, so it was really a treat to be able to read her in-depth analyses of each poem. While the essays could be a bit lengthy for those more interested in just poetry, they offered great historical context, tender observations, and were generally thought provoking. Thanks to this collection, I've learned of many new poets and can't wait to do a deep dive of my own.

My only critique is that this may not be a collection for everyone due to the level of literary analyses happening. Never condescending in tone, but could be more than a casual reader is willing to pick up.

I would give 4.5 stars if I could!

Burt’s book offers a collection of LGBTQIA+ poetry from after 1969. What makes this collection work so well is that it provides not only the poems, but also analyses of the work that place it in historical and literary context. Even if I didn’t like every poem presented, I still learned a lot about the authors, their influences, and their contemporaries. In that vein, I think this book is very successful and would be great for student or scholarly use.

The book’s primary weakness is one that Burt openly acknowledges in the work itself: it could feature more LGBTQIA+ writers with identities outside of gay and lesbian. Likewise, it could feature more racially and ethnically diverse authors. As mentioned, Burt does try to include as many identities as possible, but maybe there’s room for a follow up book with more focus on these less represented (and anthologized) authors.

Lovely collection of queer focused poetry., definitely a voice that we need to hear more from. Appreciate the packaging, title and presentation.