"my lover is a woman& when i hold herfeel her warmth i feel good"Well, it doesn't get any more straightforward (and gay) than this.
This poet and gay rights activist does not beat around the bush when it comes to her affairs. She does not use words like "partner" or "good friend," but is the most transparent.
She wants everyone to know that she loves a woman and is loved by a woman. And that's that on that."Excuse me, PoemAre you gay?Have you grown contrarilyTo what I wanted you to say?"Here, we have another explicitly gay poem that we are glad exists, and was nonetheless recorded!
Believe it or not, Jarrett actually made this poem up on the spot at a spoken word event. And well, he came out and showed up on that stage, and did what he had.