Jan Clausen (North Bend, Oregon, 1950) is an American writer. Her work includes poetry, fiction, and essays and has been widely published in the feminist press and elsewhere.[1] She has co-edited Conditions, a journal of women's writing, with Elly Bulkin.[2] She is the author of the first critical essay on the feminist poetry movement of the 1970s, A Movement of Poets. Thoughts on Poetry and Feminism, 1982.[3]

Clausen speaking at the National Writers Union (NWU - UAW Local 1981) 30th anniversary celebration in NYC

Works

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  • After Touch, 1975
  • Waking at the Bottom of the Dark, 1979. Poetry.
  • Mother, Sister, Daughter, Lover, 1980
  • Duration, 1983. Collection of stories.
  • Illustrated by None: The Prosperine Papers, 1988
  • Books and Life, 1989
  • Beyond Gay or Straight: Understanding Sexual Orientation, 1996
  • Apples and Oranges: My Journey through Sexual Identity, 1999

References

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  1. ^ Clausen, Jan (1977). After Touch. Brooklyn: Out & Out Books. pp. Back cover.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ Gabriele Griffin (2003). Who's Who in Lesbian and Gay Writing. Routledge. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-134-72209-9.
  3. ^ Clausen, Jan (1982). A Movement of Poets. Thoughts on Poetry and Feminism. Brooklyn, NY: Long Haul Press. ISBN 0-9602284-1-1.