The Intersection of Poetry and Human Sexuality

<p>This thesis discusses the intersection of contemporary poetry with homosexuality<br>specifically in the aspects of human sexuality and social commentary. The thesis features<br>my original work as well as poems by other contemporary gay and lesbian poets.<br>Sexuality is an abstraction, and poetry is a vessel for the discovery of a truth within the<br>context of desire. My thesis strives to enlighten the rhetoric and poetics in the gay and<br>lesbian community.</p>