Cactus Flowers by Judith Teixeira

Selected Poems

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Verse translations from the Portuguese of poems by Judith Teixeira (1880-1959), described as perhaps the only bisexual woman poet to publish openly in 1920s Lisbon, whose poems with lesbian themes drew harsh attacks from the conservative press of her day.

Details

ISBN9798987763612
Copyright Date2025
Publication DateJune 1, 2025
PublisherHeadmistress Press
LanguageEnglish
NotesFinalist, 2026 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Poetry. Translated from the Portuguese by Samantha Pious. Selected from Teixeira's collections Decadência (1923), Castelo de Sombras (1923) and Nua: Poemas de Bizâncio (1926). Headmistress Press, Sequim, WA. Format and page count not found.
RatingGood
GenrePoetry
SubjectBisexual women; Lesbian poetry; Lisbon (Portugal); Portuguese poetry -- 20th century; Teixeira, Judith, 1880-1959 -- Translations into English