Olga Broumas - poetry - 1977 - p. 80

A native of Greece, Olga Broumas came to the United States on a Fulbright fellowship and has since won both a Guggenheim fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts grant. Beginning with O was her first published poetry collection; it focuses on her relationships with other women; the content is erotic and influenced by Greek mythology and other fairytales and folklore.

Key elements: Europe, Greek mythology, homosexuality, lesbian