Mary Jean Chan and Andrew McMillan's luminous anthology 100 Queer Poems is a celebration of
thrilling contemporary voices and visionary poets of the past. Featuring Elizabeth Bishop
Langston Hughes Ocean Vuong Carol Ann Duffy Kae Tempest and many more. * A Guardian Best
Poetry Book of the Year ** Shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards 2022 *
Encompassing both the flowering of queer poetry over the past few decades and the poets who
came before and broke new ground 100 Queer Poems presents an electrifying range of writing
from the twentieth century to the present day. Questioning and redefining what we mean by a
'queer' poem you'll find inside classics by Elizabeth Bishop Langston Hughes Wilfred Owen
Charlotte Mew and June Jordan central contemporary figures such as Mark Doty Jericho Brown
Carol Ann Duffy Kei Miller Kae Tempest Natalie Diaz and Ocean Vuong alongside thrilling new
voices including Chen Chen Richard Scott Harry Josephine Giles Verity Spott and Jay Bernard.
Curated by two widely acclaimed poets Mary Jean Chan and Andrew McMillan 100 Queer Poems
moves from childhood and adolescence to forging new homes and relationships with our chosen
families from urban life to the natural world from explorations of the past to how we find
and create our future selves. 'Abundantly rich and rewarding...capturing how queer poets and
their work speak to one another across generations' Attitude'More than a landmark volume... An
anthology that marks the present moment and ushers in a new one' Okechukwu Nzelu author of
Here Again Now
