Margins, A Review of Little Mags and Small Press Books: No. 23, 1975

Margins, A Review of Little Mags and Small Press Books: No. 23, 1975

lesbian, gay, queer issues, arts, literature, poetry

This issue of Margins—a publication designed to make "small and unknown publications easily accessible to the larger audience"—is devoted to "lesbian feminist writing and publishing." As editor Beth Hodges notes, this issue broke ground in literary criticism, as it was one of the first publications to print a full issue of criticism of lesbian literature. Hodges fiercely asserted her belief that lesbianism, as claimed by "woman-identified women," is a political identity, and she used this issue to rebel against the invisibility forced upon lesbian writers by the male literary establishment. The reviewed literature ranges from magazines to photographic essays to novels, and authors reviewed include Alice Walker, Monique Wittig, and Susan Griffin. The issue also features several contributors, including Julia P. Stanley, Gene Damon, and Karla Jay (Barnard '68), whose writing was instrumental in organizing and recording early lesbian activism.

Montag, Tom (ed.)

Margins

1975

magazine format [fragile]; 71 pages; black and white; text and images

English

BCRW archive, M box 1, folder "Margins"