Editor's Musings...
This is my little space where I do my
thing. I hope you can get some
inspiration from it or something.
Basically I write about two things:
Spirituality and Sex. And Circuses.

As far as smart sensual there are
varying degrees: the more obvious
(honest) approach, the "abstract" or
covert tact, and everywhere in
between. I mean there's plenty of
room to work with. Anyway, feel free
to take a look around. I don't
bite...that hard.

-Gordon Purkis, editor
Poetry & Art of the Intelligently Erotic
Poem: "Sin for Breathing"

Fire is air’s evil twin
and I am your brother.

Smoke is a vandal.  
I am your caterwaul,

carrying through the
indomitable night.  

I say let’s stop this
shit once and for all.

I know, I know
we sin for breathing.
Poem: "Henceforward"

Henceforward

I want to make you on a bed of original Margery Kempe manuscripts

Crumple parchment and smear iron gall ink

And find out what’s really going on inside you

I mean your heart and your head not your womb


I want to make an art statement and curl your toes at the same time

Get one step closer to godhood

And be able to recollect my own birth

To reconcile the pain

And be able to master every moment henceforward
Poem: "Serpent"

You pierce my heart with your thighs
Stab my insides with your pointed
heels

Thunderous heels

Nightmare shade of black

It’s been awhile since we spoke in
the garden

I’m afraid you’ve made an awful
mess of things