Passionate Hearts: The Poetry of Sexual Love

Rating:
Summary: Positive Images of Sexual Love
Review: 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 Wrigley talks about painting his lovers skin with invisible roses. There are beautiful metaphors mixed in with bolder expressions of the real-life experience.

I started reading the poems and within a few hours I had read the entire book. Each poem was filled with such mystery and beauty. I noticed they were arranged from the excitement of new love to the experience of finding time for sex when you have a family and then the book ends with poems about the autumn of love.

If you are inspired by the universal experience of poetry and enjoy the mysteries of sexual love, these poems provide a healthy look at sexual intimacy...

Rating:
Summary: Rich in content - Worth Keeping
Review: 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 graphic details of wild sexual fantasies, this book is not for you. If, on the other hand, you are looking for a classic, honest, heartfelt celebration of sexual love, you will enjoy this one.

Rating:
Summary: Poetry that is understandable, enticing, for 'couples'.
Review: Unlike other 'love' poetry, these are understandable. Most enjoyable when shared between two, cuddled up, taking turns reading aloud. A nice way to end (or start) the night.