Living as a Lesbian, originally published by Firebrand Books in 1986, has been jointly reprinted by A Midsummer Night and Sinister Wisdom Presses (Feb. 2014) as the second in the “Sapphic Classic” series. Minnie Bruce Pratt’s award-winning book of poetry, Crime Against Nature was the first “Sapphic Classic.” This reprint of my paean to lesbian life includes intergenerational introductions by scholar-activist, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, curator of the Eternal Summer of the Black Feminist Mind (http://blackfeministmind.wordpress.com/ ), and feminist activist and former Firebrand publisher, Nancy K. Bereano, an Afterword by me,” and a “Notes” section on the poems for new readers and old fans. According to poet and publisher Julie R. Enszer, “In 1986, Living as a Lesbian captured the vitality and volatility of the lesbian world; today, in a world both changed and unchanged, Clarke’s poems continue to illuminate our lives and make new meanings for Living as a Lesbian.” ISBN-13:978-1-938334-06-1. Write JulieREnsze@gmail.com for copies.
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