One of my erotic poems, The newest -- workweek blue, was published in the eighth issue of Pink Litter e-zine. It appears on page 35 (scroll down to read it).
This rock-sex-and-onanism versework sketches out the cop-a-hot-feel memories and solo desires of a young male wage slave who has little else going on his life. It is, as you probably guessed, a “for mature readers only” read.
(Again, big thanks to editor Misty Rampart for publishing the poem, which is set to appear in my 2016 follow-up book to Mondo febrifuge: omnibus poems.)
One of my darkly playful and (briefly) sexually explicit poems, Eleanor Goolsbie: Domme & sculptress, was published in Pink Litter e-zine. (Big thanks to Misty Rampart, who published it!)
Please note that Pink Litter is a for-mature-readers site, so if you're under the age of eighteen you may want to skip this one.
However, if you are a legal adult who appreciates Addams Family -esque humor, sensuality and poetry, check this out (it's on page 13)!
(pb; 2012: erotic poetry mini-anthology)
Overall review:
Lady Lack is a fifteen-page, excellent raunch-and-romance verse anthology, from its tell-don't-show pieces (e.g., "Puritanical Theories") to its visually-better pieces (see below) and its multipart mini-epics ("Fairy Tales"). Rampart, with engaging ease, pulled me into her thought-provoking work, whether she was blurring and challenging the lines of what (inherently) constitutes kink, how gender roles and carnal history really "mark" us as individuals, etc.
I didn't love every poem in this super-short collection, but every poem had some element - a line, a notion, a tone, whatever - that drew me in, sometimes challenged my outlook, and - more importantly - stuck with me, as a reader.
Superb verse anthology, this - one of my all-time favorites, as of this writing.
Standout poems:
1.) "Hallulejah Roughrider": Good visuals in this one. This intense, effective poem contrasts the truth of a woman's sexual identity and desires versus her lover-perceived self and history.
2.) "It": One of my favorite poems in this mini-anthology. Swinging takes a toll on a couple - the last line caps the poem up with a stunning visual.
3.) "Scar Tissue": Sad-hued, semi-emotive revealing of a kink-minded and troubled sexual relationship. Was immediately immersed in this one.
4.) "Heart on a Chain": A woman's erotic devotion to her man - and vice-versa - conjures deeper, (possibly) ambivalent wonderings. Striking end-line to this.
5.) "Over the rainbow": Excellent poem about romance and raunchy familiarity with a lover. This is also one of my favorite poems in this collection, with some especially standout lines ("You are meat muscle magic without the / music. / You are a throbbing holiday, / a celebration.")
6.) "China Doll": Headrush-style write, merging rough sex and art.
7.) "The King Arises": Shakespeare-referencing take on the (possible) cause and effect of lust and death.
8.) "Pink Litter": Lust takes an especially dark and line-scattered turn.
9.) "The way of the world": The thrill of the new, and relative monogamy - enjoyable or not - are tested and reinforced. Incisive, effective.
