Renowned sex therapist and author, Wendy Maltz assembled this collection of poetry, hoping to offer inspiration to couples who like it hot, but also heartfelt. This is an excellently edited selection--void of flowery nonsense or male-domination fantasies disguised in pretty-clothed words. We are given visions and vignettes as satiating and stirring as the act itself. For parents of young children there's even a chapter devoted to the urgency of get-it-while-you-can, as well as the deepening sexuality that comes with parenthood. "Sex has a way of softening limbs, / oiling joints and melding hearts ...," writes poet Wendy Lee. And so does this book.


Midwest Book Review
This is no casual collection of love poems, but an intense gathering of poems which celebrate sexual intimacy and spiritual warmth. Over 1,500 submissions were reviewed for this collection: the result's an intense display of meaningful, involving poems transcending the usual brief celebration of love.


Book Description
In a search for healthy sexual images for her practice, sex therapist Wendy Maltz sought out "poems in which heart connection was at the core of the sexual experience." The result is this intimate, explicit, yet accessible collection, which includes works of e. e. cummings, Marge Piercy, and Raymond Carver.

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