Embracing the icy crisp winter air, warming your hands with a Starbucks,

wrapping up in snugly layers upon layers.

The signs are all there.

You're entering your cozy era.

And there's nothing cozier than the limited edition Starbucks Arm and Biscotti Oat L'Late.

A new smooth and warming twist on a classic.

Whatever era you're in, find your perfect order in store on Starbucks

delivers and the Starbucks UK app, subject to availability while stocks last. You're going to. Hello and welcome back to Outward's

podcast about everything LGBT Q.

I'm Pala Schow, Outwards lead producer, and typically I'm in the end credits, not behind the mic.

But this week, I'm stepping in for Jules and Brian for a very special Valentine's Day episode.

My credentials?

Well, I'm a queer lesbian, certified lover girl

with a Libra Venus and a Libra rising

and a former florist.

So this holiday is my bread and butter. You can ask my girlfriend or your local astrologer.

And what better way to explore queer love in all of its forms than with poetry?

The joy and suffering of yearning, of waxing poetic about unrequited love,

articulating deeply felt overwhelming desire, it's all built into the fabric of queerness.

We know intimately the barriers to

loving freely that exist, that have existed, and poetry has always been there to

express it all. Whether it's the letters that come from the long-distance

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