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Lesbian Poetry FAQ

Isle of Lesbos: Poetry : Resources : Source Material

Where to Find Source Material

Trying to locate a new or out-of-print book related to lesbian poetry? Try some of these sources:

Gay and Lesbian Bookstores

For more recent anthologies and biographies, check the poetry and history sections at a local gay and lesbian bookstore. If you do not have a gay and lesbian bookstore in your area, see if a major chain bookstore in your city includes a separate section for gay and lesbian literature, or contact a women's bookstore. See Gay and Lesbian Bookstores for a list of bookstores by region. Also, you can mail order gay and lesbian titles from A Different Light bookstore (New York, San Francisco, West Hollywood) and Lambda Rising (Washington, D.C.).

Public Libraries

Sometimes you can find out-of-print books in libraries--I found many biographies and older anthologies at large metropolitan public libraries.

Education websites

Education websites sometimes include electronic text of works in the public domain. Use the Alta Vista search engine to find specific writers, or check out the Directory of Electronic Text Centers at Rutgers University for general resources.

Bookfinders.com

Locate out-of-print books using this service--it links together thousands of independent booksellers from around the world.

Amazon.com

A great place to browse books online. If you don't go for the politics of ordering from a monolithic mega-bookstore, then use it for research. I often locate titles through Amazon.com, then see if I can find the books locally. If I can't, I order through Amazon.com, and I get the books in a few days, with perfect service.