Edited by James Crews

Edited by Brad Peacock

Illustrated by Lisa Congdon

On Sale: May 6, 2025
Page Count: 224 pages
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN-13: 9781635868951

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Edited by James Crews with his husband, Brad Peacock, and illustrated by Lisa Congdon, this luminous and open-hearted anthology of contemporary love poems from the LGBTQIA+ community celebrates that there is nothing more universal than love.

These poems of tenderness, affirmation, and hope are a beacon and a celebration, not only of romantic love, but the love within families and chosen families, friendship, self-love, and love for the natural world. The poems are gathered from a diverse group of contemporary writers, with a special focus on queer, nonbinary, and trans-identifying poets, and from a generous selection of allies as well. Contributors include Andrea Gibson, Ellen Bass, Nikita Gill, Mark Doty, Audre Lorde, Richard Blanco, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Danez Smith, Joy Ladin, Carl Phillips, Li-Young Lee, and many others. Brief essays called “Stories of Becoming” act as touchstones throughout the book, telling the inspiring and touching stories of LGBTQIA+ people whose experiences may bring hope to others.

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I wish my queer younger self could’ve read this chorus of light, could’ve held these words as mirrors of my own possibility. Instead, I will share this anthology of belonging with queer and trans young ones I call family, and cry tears of hope that glisten like stars they can anchor their hearts to. Within these pages we are safe. We are held. We are loved.
Kai Coggin, author of Mother of Other Kingdoms and Mining for Stardust
Heartful poems you hold in your hands.
Richard Blanco, fifth inaugural poet of the United States
Love for All of Us is a beautiful book. More than an anthology, it is a lyrical argument for beauty, acceptance, courage and tolerance.
Michael Simms, editor of Vox Populi and author of Jubal Rising