When I Was Straight

by Janet Mason

1990s lesbian poetry

35 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Janet Mason (born 1959) is an American writer and poet. Her poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction and essays have appeared in literary journals including the Brooklyn Review and the Exquisite Corpse.

Her work includes the poetry collections When I Was Straight (Insight to Riot Press, 1995),
A Fucking Brief History of Fucking (Insight to Riot Press, 1992), and A Woman Alone (Cycladic Press, 2001), and the nonfiction work Tea Leaves: A Memoir of Mothers and Daughters (Bella Books, 2012). Her novel Loving Artemis, an endearing tale of revolution, love and marriage was published in August of 2022 by Thorned Heart Press.

Her novel THEY, a biblical tale of secret genders was published by Adelaide Books in 2018 and
The Unicorn, The Mystery was published by Adelaide Books in 2020.

She lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Reviews

[C.A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Here she is reading THE CUNT SONNET from this book! IT'S GRRRRREAT! http://jupiter88poetry.blogspot.com/2...

[Louise Chambers · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is fabulous dykeley poetry! Mason has a radical lesbian feminist language that is right in step with the sensibilities of the 1990s. And she is laugh-out-loud funny.
I had to get this from Interlibrary Loan and had the book for far too short a time. If anyone finds a copy of this chapbook, let me know. It is a poetic treat.