Gender and Sexuality Collections at Georgia State University
Poetry
Franklin Abbott
Franklin Abbott is the author of two books of poetry, Mortal Love: Selected Poems, 1971-1998 and Pink Zinnia (2009). He also editied three anthologies on men and gender: New Men, New Minds: Breaking Male Tradition (1987), Men and Intimacy: Personal Accounts of the Dilemmas of Modern Male Sexuality (1990), and Boyhood: Growing Up Male (1993). Abbott established the Atlanta Queer Literary Festival.
Book — Men and Intimacy: Personal Accounts Exploring the Dilemmas of Modern Male Sexuality Poem — “Milky Way,” by Franklin AbbottPamphlet — First Annual Atlanta GLBTQ Literary Festival, Q145Flyer — AQLF and Poetry Atlanta Present a night of Allen Ginsberg, Q145“Boyhood: Growing Up Male” edited by Franklin Abbott, flier for presentation at Outwrite Bookstore, Atlanta, Georgia, July 30, 1998. [W2013-40x-090]https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/lgbtq/id/1126Poem — “Learning to Float” by Franklin AbbottDraft poem — “For My Friend, Mike Richey Whose Death I Witnessed Ten Years Ago”Flyer — “Love is Queer” Poetry Night at Outwrite Bookstore and Coffeehouse
Jim Elledge
Jim Elledge has published a range of work. His volumes of poetry include Commandments (2005), Tapping My Arm for a Vein (2015), the Lambda Literary Award winning A History of My Tattoo: A Poem (2006), and several other titles. His edited volumes include Queers in American popular Culture (2010) and, with David Groff, Who’s Yer Daddy? Gay Writers Celebrate Their Mentors and Forerunners (2012), which is also a Lambda Literary Award winner.
Periodical — Washington SquareRejection letter from Yellow Silk publishersLetter of rejection from Penguin PublishersRejection slip from the Paris Review Author of the Year Award Winner in Biography Presented to Jim Elledge for Henry Darger, Throwaway Boy: The Tragic Life of an Outsider ArtistFlyer — “First Annual Atlanta GLBTQ Literary Festival: Festival Kick Off and Open Mic”, with Jim ElledgeAcceptance letter from Poetry Society of AmericaPeriodical — VZ Inter-Arts: Event A Trans-Genre Anthology
Collin Kelley
Collin Kelley’s debut collection of poetry, Better to Travel, was published in 2003. In 2006, he published a chapbook, Slow to Burn, followed by After the Poison in 2008. As co-editor of the anthology Jave Monkey Speaks, Volume 2, he was named a winner of the 2007 Georgia Author of the Year Award. Kelley has also written noves, including Conquering Venus (2010) and Remain in the Light (2012).
Proof – “Slow to Burn” Book — “Slow to Burn poems”Script for “Conquering Venus” by Collin Mitchell Kelley Book — “Slow to Burn poems”
