We tend to put poems into factions. And it restricts our reading. Thom Gunn Next Quote It was difficult being a teacher and out of the closet in the '50s. By the time I retired, the English department was proud of having a gay poet of a certain minor fame. It was a very satisfactory change! - Thom Gunn Previous Quote Many of my poems are not s*xual. - Thom Gunn