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Rating:  - Excellent, Sensual Anthology
I checked this book out from the library and after renewing it twice, I figured I ought to break down and buy it. And I did because, happily, it's out in paperback.
Readers, this book was/is NOT a waste of money, no sireeee. It's loaded with passion, veiled hot passages, steamy yearnings, wit, angst, lust/love and even a funny poem that made me laugh out loud. My copy is hilighted and dog-eared and indispensable.
I even sent a spanking new copy to a good friend for her upcoming birthday in July. (Don't buy this book if you're a reviewing friend of mine who loves poetry....you know who you are! LOL!) It's winging its way to you even as I write this review.
Anthologies are the way to go. This one is like a ten course meal with the finest wine and deserts. Buy it, read it, praise it to every poetry lover you know.
Rating: - A feast between the covers (of the book, that is)!
This book is indeed a feast between the book covers, and reading the poems will make you want to dive under the covers with your beloved! My copy has been in my hand only a month, and already the pages are becoming dog-earred and the highlighting is prominent. Many anthologies of erotic/love poems contain so much similar material, but this one introduces the reader to many fine but often too little considered erotic poems and poets. Therein lies its greatest value, at least to me. The enthuiastic introduction by editor David Lehman is alone worth the price of the book. I am confident that readers will join me in eagerly looking for a second volume in the near future. In summary, I have the very highest praise for this good anthology, as it has helped me to write better erotic poems. I give this book 5 stars, with a cherry on top!
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