Becoming-Violet: Mary Fullerton's Poetry and Lesbian Desire

Authors

  • Sylvia Martin

Keywords:

Mary Fullerton, 'E', desire, lesbianism, poetry

Abstract

The paper examines how desire is expressed in Fullerton's love poems, written by a woman who eschewed the label 'lesbian' and regarded her lifelong companion, Mabel Singleton, as a friend. It problematises the category of 'romantic friendship' often used to describe such relationships.

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Published

2013-02-12

Issue

1997: Land and Identity: Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual Conference

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How to Cite

Becoming-Violet: Mary Fullerton’s Poetry and Lesbian Desire. (2013). Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature, 99-104. https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/JASAL/article/view/9514