Editing Constantine P. Cavafy (section)

===Homoerotic poems===
Cavafy's sensual poems are filled with the lyricism and emotion of [[same-sex love]], inspired by recollection and remembrance. The past and former actions, sometimes along with the vision for the future underlie the muse of Cavafy in writing these poems. As poet George Kalogeris observes:<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kalogeris |first1=George |title=The Sensuous Archaism of C.P. Cavafy |journal=The Critical Flame |date=September–October 2009 |issue=3 |url=http://criticalflame.org/the-sensuous-archaism-of-c-p-cavafy/ |access-date= 15 June 2021}}</ref>

<blockquote>He is perhaps most popular today for his erotic verse, in which the Alexandrian youth[s] in his poems seem to have stepped right out of the ''[[Greek Anthology]]'', and into a less accepting world that makes them vulnerable, and often keeps them in poverty, though the same Hellenic amber immures their beautiful bodies. The subjects of his poems often have a provocative glamour to them even in barest outline: the homoerotic one night stand that is remembered for a lifetime, the oracular pronouncement unheeded, the talented youth prone to self destruction, the offhand remark that indicates a crack in the imperial façade.</blockquote>