Kay Ryan

Sep 9, 2024 | lifeisasacredtext.com | Kay Ryan |Danya Ruttenberg

This is Life as a Sacred Text 🌱, an everybody-celebrating, justice-centered voyage into ancientstories that canilluminateour own lives. It‘s runon a nonprofit, so it’s 100% NAZI FREE. More about the project here, and to subscribe, go here: Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup.

Jun 22, 2023 | saipantribune.com | Joey Connolly |Kay Ryan

The letter “L” at the beginning of LGBTQ+ stands for lesbian. Sappho (630 – 570 BC) was a Greek poetess from the island of of Lesbos. Beyond her poetry she is well known as symbol of love and desire between women. The words “Sapphic” and “lesbian” derive from her name and place of birth. Here are poems by American lesbian poets. Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979) was U.S. Poet Laureate from 1949 to 1950. Kay Ryan was born in 1945 and served as the U.S. Poet Laureate from 2008-2010.

Jun 9, 2023 | thelondonmagazine.org | Christopher Isherwood |Kay Ryan |Julia Armfield |Brendan Behan’s

Staff Picks for Pride MonthIn celebration of Pride Month, the team at The London Magazine wanted to share our favourite reads and authors which have furthered our understanding of the queer experience. Each of this month’s picks has provided insight into the social or political discussions surrounding LGBTQ+ identity. As a body, the list blends celebration of queerness with exasperation at its oppression, both past and present, in an eclectic, vibrant portrait of the LGBTQ+ community.