Equal in Desire

Equal in Desire is a collection of love poems exploring the flow of male and female selves between lovers with an awareness of gender and pro-feminist concerns. "The male/female selves present in one lover must orchestrate with those selves in the other. Matson celebrates the flowing of these selves with grace and passion. When you read these poems you feel you have been somewhere that matters," wrote poet and playwright Robert Peters. Medallion illustrations by Renee June.

Man Root, San Francisco, California, 1982 (letterpress edition) and 1983 (trade edition).