The Arc of Love by Clare Coss

A wide-ranging collection of lesbian love poetry is divided into four sections under the headings 'Light', 'Order', 'Vexation' and 'Endurance' and includes contributions by Sappho, Audre Lorde. 15,000 first printing.

The broadest, most erotic, most sophisticated collection of lesbian love poetry exploring all aspects of women loving women, this book includes contributors ranging from Sappho to Audre Lorde, Joy Harjo, June Jordan, and a new generation of Latina and Asian-American, African-American, and Native American poets.