This essay presents the work of poets Thom Gunn and Tim Dlugos. It highlights the book of poetry entitled "The Man With Night Sweats" by Gunn, which explores the emotional anguish and physical pain experienced by the gay community due to AIDS epidemic. "G-9," one of the most famous works of Dlugos, is set in an AIDS hospital ward and considers the strength of gay community as a body of various kind.