Works by Minnie Bruce Pratt (Writer)

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Essays -- Lesbian -- Poets & Poetry

Crime Against Nature (1990) -- Winner of the Lamont Poetry Award and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year

S/He (1995)
This brave memoir chronicles Pratt's struggle to overcome the repressive traditions of Southern womanhood and live her life honestly. It chronicles her youth, her marriage, her eventual decision to come out as a lesbian, and her life with transgendered activist and author Leslie Feinberg.

Walking Back Up Depot Street: Poems (1999) -- ForeWord Magazine's Gay/Lesbian Book of the Year and a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award.

The Dirt She Ate: Selected and New Poems (2003) -- Winner, 2003 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Poetry
Suffused with pain and power, Minnie Bruce Pratt's poetry is as evocative as the swamps and streets of the American south as it is of the emotional lives of those too often forced into the margins of society. Vivid, lush, and intensely honest, these poems capture the rough edges of the world and force us to pay attention.