Poetry
- Sappho -- Greek poetess from the island of Lesbos who wrote love poetry to young women
- Ovid -- Roman erotic poet
- Catullus -- Roman erotic poet
- Cavafy Constantine P. --20th century Greek poet. His sensual poems are filled with the lyricism and emotion of same-sex love; inspired by recollection and remembrance.
- Sextus Propertius -- Roman poet
- Petrarch -- Italian poet, considered, together with Dante, the father of Renaissance. His love sonnets dedicated to Laura are masterpieces of erotic poetry.
- Bai Juyi-- romantic poet of the Tang dynasty
- King Solomon--author, according to Judeo-Christian tradition, of the Song of Songs.
- John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester -- British 17th century libertine
- Hồ Xuân Hương -- 18th-19th century Vietnamese poetess
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“The wisest definition of poetry the poet will instantly prove false by setting aside its requisitions.”
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English and Scottish Ballads (The Poetry Bookshelf)