title: The calamus root: a study of American gay poetry since World War II.
abstract: This paper traces the development of gay poetry in America after World War II. A taxonomy and publishing history is outlined for various poetic movements. An overview is given of the aesthetic and thematic characteristics of the tradition and its connection to homosexual writing in the nineteenth century.
authors.affiliation: City University of New York, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Holland
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D008093:Literature, Modern / Q000266:history*; D008297:Male; D011037:Poetry as Topic / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States