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from: New World Library
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.8193538
EAN: 9781577315674
ISBN: 1577315677
Label: New World Library
Manufacturer: New World Library
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: December 08, 2006
Publisher: New World Library
Sales Rank: 214676
Studio: New World Library
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Product Description:
Compiled by renowned sex therapist and author Wendy Maltz, Passionate Hearts is a remarkable anthology of intimate, emotionally explicit, yet accessible poetry, representing new voices as well as the most revered contemporary poets. Culled from classic works of poetry, unpublished work solicited especially for the book, and poetry and erotica journals, these poems celebrate sexual connection and expression. Contributors include Sharon Olds, Gary Soto, E. E. cummings, Marge Piercy, Raymond Carver, Galway Kinnell, Pablo Neruda, and Tess Gallagher.
Amazon.com Review:
Renowned sex therapist and author, Wendy Maltz assembled this collection of poetry, hoping to offer inspiration to couples who like it hot, but also heartfelt. This is an excellently edited selection--void of flowery nonsense or male-domination fantasies disguised in pretty-clothed words. We are given visions and vignettes as satiating and stirring as the act itself. For parents of young children there's even a chapter devoted to the urgency of get-it-while-you-can, as well as the deepening sexuality that comes with parenthood. 'Sex has a way of softening limbs, / oiling joints and melding hearts ...,' writes poet Wendy Lee. And so does this book.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Passionate Hearts: Poerty of Sexual Love
This was a wonderful buy. I have owned this poetry book for quite a while now, and still find myself unable to keep it upon the shelf. These poems & poets provoke emotion and thought quite well.
Rating: - Only for the ones who know what true love feels like.
The finest collection of emotion I have ever read. Not a book for the souls who love simply, but for the souls who simply love. This book has the power to evoke your deepest threads. It was a gift I opened for the first time while waiting in a long line at the post office. By the time I reached the counter, I was in tears. This book is a must for passionate couples, or couples who would like to taste what the few of us have.
Love you, L.
Rating: - Finally ! A book about sex as fulfilling as it is enticing
There are so many books on sex these days. This one is truly stands out. I can't wait to share it with my wife. I would recommend it to all my married friends.
This book is erotic but does not revel in its own obscenity. Too many of the genre pretend to kindle passion but instead singe the reader with an acrid backdraft of vulgar language and demeaning images. I wouldn't wish the experience of these other books on an enemy much less feel comfortable sharing them with someone I loved. ... Read More
Rating: - Positive Images of Sexual Love
Half-sleeping,
my body pulls toward yours-
desire a long oar dipping
again and again
in this night's dark rain.
~jane hirshfield
The poems in "Passionate Hearts" are based on mutual caring and respect. They are about heart-connected sex and evoke vivid images of warm loving relationships. This truly is a celebration of the moments of beauty in the sexual experience.
I love the way Natasha Josefowitz describes herself as a violin and how Robert ... Read More
Rating: - Rich in content - Worth Keeping
I have to admit to being very picky. I went looking for a book that was explicit yet tasteful. I wanted something that was definitely erotic but not vulgar. This book more than lives up to my expectations.
Not all poems are sexually exciting but there are enough that are an exquisite turn on, that I wouldn't think of getting rid of this one.
What's best is that my wife, who also has no taste for the profane, has found this book a true pleasure.
If you are looking for ... Read More
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