This is a list of poets portraying sexual relations between women, who may include both
lesbians and other
WSW. The major poetic works depicting relationship among women are shown next to the respective poet's name in italics.
Notably, the word "lesbian" derives from
Lesbos, due to the description of female homosexual love prominently featured in the poetry of
Sappho of Lesbos.
Poets and their works
Adrienne Rich – Twenty-one Love Poems; Dream of a Common Language
Amy Lowell – Picture of the Floating World; Two Speak Together