OMG-why is this section collecting dust?

[YetAnother]

Ha, as to books with gay characters, I don't know if you've read the famous ones or not. James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room and Andrew Holleran's Dancer from the Dance are my favourites.

i've read very few, so any recommendations would be nice. i'm really sick of reading about straight people right now.
i've not read either of the ones you've mentioned, so i'll be looking into those.
as well, i used to hate poetry, but it's growing on me. so any recommendations on that would be welcome as well.