Joan Larkin is the author of six collections, including Blue Hanuman and My Body: New and Selected Poems (Hanging Loose). She co-founded Out & Out Books during the ’70s feminist literary explosion, co-edited four anthologies, including Gay and Lesbian Poetry in Our Time, and has been a lifelong teacher. Her honors include the Shelley Memorial Award, the Academy of American Poets Fellowship, and NEA and Lambda awards.
