Three of my older romantic poems -- Invited; action, as well as It comes down to this, every time and Salvation (previously published as Oh, Emma) -- were republished in the anthology Poems To F*ck To (editors: Jason Brain and Chelsea Cohen).
Poems also contains Rick Lupert's travel- and verseworks-clever piece England, one of my favorite poems in this anthology.
This sexy, playful and loving collection, put out by Poetry In Motion Publishing House, can be purchased at Createspace and Amazon.
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.
