A tanka Set for lesbian lovers
they cursed and burned
Anne Lister and Ann Walker
in effigy
XXX on her copy
of The Well of Loneliness
a thin layer of dust
on her bookshelf
The Diaries of Anne Lister
leans against Emma
in the pale moonlight
Note: Anne Lister's diaries lay hidden at Shibden hall and were only fully decoded 150 years later
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
History waiting to be found. A great poem.