James Merrill, One of the Most Famous LGBT Poets In History

Poetry brings love to life and these incredible poets immortalized their love in their writings. Though many were afraid of persecution and hid their sexual orientation, others boldly came out in a time when homosexuality was completely condemned. Here we take a look at 10 of the greatest gay or bisexual figures in classic literature.

James Merrill

James Merrill was born in 1926. He was an award-winning poet and received the esteemed Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his work Divine Comedies. In 1953, after a performance of Merrill’s play, The Bait, he met David Jackson, a writer and artist. Together, they moved to Connecticut, and stayed in a relationship for more than four decades. In 1983, he entered into a relationship with actor Peter Hooten. He stayed with Hooten till his death in 1995, aged 68.

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