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| Candlestick press February 2018 |
This intoxicating selection of
poems – a mini-anthology to complement our ever-popular Ten Poems about Love –
is published especially for Valentine’s Day.
The poems capture the extraordinary power of desire, from Neil
Rollinson’s tenement building stirred by the passion of loving couples on St
Valentine’s night, to DH Lawrence’s painterly celebration of a beautiful woman
as she washes in early morning sunshine.
Elsewhere, beds become roiling
vessels for lovers with “persistent hands”:
“We are bare. We are stripped to
the bone
and we swim in tandem and go up
and up
the river…”
from ‘December 11th’ by Anne
Sexton
There are poems that evoke
passion’s intensity, alongside others in which the sensuality is more obliquely
expressed – an apple bitten to expose surprising pink flesh or a shipwright
rhapsodising over the alluring curves of his ship.
Roses, oysters, chocolate – even a pungent
cheese – stir the senses and capture the heady urgency of erotic love. These
poems are seductive, and irresistible.
Poems by Kim Addonizio, Jo Bell,
Wayne Burrows, Hilary Davies, DH Lawrence, MR Peacocke, Shazea Quraishi, Neil
Rollinson, Anne Sexton and James Sheard.
My thoughts about the poems...
I've really enjoyed reading through this diverse collection of love poetry and was pleased to discover some excellent new poems alongside one of my favourite authors.
D H Lawrence's poem, Gloire de Dijon is every bit as good as I remember it..
"In the window full of sunlight
Concentrates her golden shadow
Fold on fold, until it glows as
Mellow as the glory roses"
and the poem A Kiss Remembered by MR Peacock is really rather beautiful.
"a kiss searching for itself, neither looked for
nor expected, but like the rapt coupling of dragonflies..."
From the erotic to the sentimental, there is something for everyone in this beautifully presented pamphlet of ten sexy poems. A perfect gift for Valentine's Day.
About the Publishers
Candlestick Press is a small,
independent press publishing sumptuously produced poetry pamphlets that serve
as a wonderful alternative to a greetings card, with matching envelopes and
bookmarks left blank for your message. Their subjects include Cricket, London,
Lesbian and Gay, Birds, Clouds, Puddings and Fathers. Candlestick Press
pamphlets are stocked by chain and independent bookshops, galleries and garden
centres nationwide and available to order online.
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