Lesbian Love Poems
GILLIAN SPRAGGS, EDITOR
love shook my senses
The Decade
When you came, you were like red wine and honey,
And the taste of you burnt my mouth with its sweetness.
Now you are like morning bread,
Smooth and pleasant.
I hardly taste you at all for I know your savour,
But I am completely nourished.
Amy Lowell
Amy Lowell (1874–1925) was
born into a wealthy New England family. She began writing poetry in 1902; her first
book of poems, A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass, appeared in 1912. A key
moment in her poetic career came in 1913, when she became aware of Ezra Pound's
Imagist movement. On visits to England in 1913 and 1914 she met Pound and other
Imagists, including H.D. In 1914 she began her lifelong relationship with the
actress Ada Russell, for whom she wrote ‘Madonna of the Evening Flowers’ and
others of her love poems. An immensely prolific poet, she produced numerous
collections, including two that were published posthumously.
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Love Shook My Senses: Lesbian Love Poems
edited by Gillian Spraggs
The Women’s Press, London
ISBN 0 7043 4581 1
softcover, xvii + 167 pages
edited by Gillian Spraggs
The Women’s Press, London
ISBN 0 7043 4581 1
softcover, xvii + 167 pages
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