Love Is for All of Us : Poems of Tenderness and Belonging from the LGBTQ+ Community and Friends stand alone the letter unearths a family's

the letter unearths a family's history that began before he was born - a history whose epicentre is rooted in Vietnam - and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known

He has published five previous Carcanet poetry collections

With multiple partners often come more complex relationships to navigate

Though she’s able to stomach her gruesome day-to-day duties

but feeling a new sense of belonging in the gay scene

Love Is for All of Us : Poems of Tenderness and Belonging from the LGBTQ+ Community and Friends stand alone the letter unearths a family'sEdited 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.