AC Benus - Stories

Verse about life, love and loss

Translations of early German Expressionist poet Toni Schwabe. Along with Elsa Gidlow and Renée Vivien, her delicate-but-frank explorations of same-sex love established much of the territory fellow Lesbian poets celebrated vociferously in the latter part of the 20th century. As far as I know, this is the first substantial collection of the poet's work to be rendered in English.

All artwork posted with the poems are by noted Gay/Bi American artist Georgia O’Keeffe

A receptacle for my attempts at translating other poets’ work.

A collection of prose pieces by others exploring the love that has always dared to speak its name.

A collection of verse by other people to show we've always dared to speak our love's name.

Oratorio and Cantata belong to the found-art form. In this case, actual Montreal male sex-workers talk about themselves, and, against the background of centuries-old geisha songs expressing longing for love and freedom, reveal their deepest hopes and fears.

A spiritual journey back to the belovèd, Siraj Aurangabadi’s epic narrative poem from 1738 presents a happy male couple split by deceit, sending one off on a quest to find himself and the true nature of God’s primary gift to humanity: love. Along the way, he meets a colonel’s son who offers him lifelong devotion, but our brokenhearted hero must be on his way again, to meet his ultimate fate, alone.

Translations of Wilhelm Runge's unique poems, which blend natural sights with erotic feelings. As far as I know, this is the first substantial collection of the poet's work to be rendered in English.

All artwork posted with the poems are by noted Gay American photographer Minor White

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A geeky, un-Socials-ready author stands on the precipice of glory- holed honed fame! But can his ultra-hip influencer, hired to mold the young man’s golden clay into Instaham worthy BS, be able to resist the artless naïveté of his un-hep student?

A series of events unfold, placing sham and subterfuge in the uncompromising light of true love.

Some verse, many for Pride Month.