For readers looking for a nonexploitative celebration of human sexuality, this sequel to Yellow Silk: Erotic Arts and Letters features 17 short stories, including works by Angela Carter and Bharati Mukherjee and poems by Galway Kinnel, Sharon Olds, Marge Piercy, Jane Hirschfield, David Mamet, Ntozake Shange, and Louise Erdrich.
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This second volume in an erotic series, inaugurated with Yellow Silk: Erotic Arts in 1991, keeps up the high standards of the first book and of the magazine from which the selections here are taken. A work of thoughtful, finely written eroticism, it includes 17 often distinguished short stories and many delicate poems. Most of the writers look for some subtlety about sex that has rarely seen print. Some contributors are well-known (Galway Kinnell, Sharon Olds, David Mamet, Louise Erdrich, Angela Carter, Marge Piercy, etc.) but most are unsung poets and writers whose work here often shows fresher, more surprisingly finespun sensibilities than their more renowned counterparts. Nearly all the fiction writers have published poetry and thus have a sensitive way with sensuous description. None of this material is pornographic or masturbatory; the whole book would have been rejected by the old Olympia Press. Standout stories include Richard Zimler's "Learning How to Love"; Jancis M. Andrews's "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let Down your Hair"; Ira Woods's "Catnipped"; and Bharati Mukherjee's "Orbiting." A lagniappe of tasteful but intriguing ecstasies. Illustrations not seen by PW.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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For readers looking for a nonexploitative celebration of human sexuality, this sequel to Yellow Silk: Erotic Arts and Letters features 17 short stories, including works by Angela Carter and Bharati Mukherjee and poems by Galway Kinnel, Sharon Olds, Marge Piercy, Jane Hirschfield, David Mamet, Ntozake Shange, and Louise Erdrich.
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Erotic Literature & Art Photos For Adults,
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This review is from: The Book of Eros: Arts and Letters from Yellow Silk (Hardcover)
This is an exceptional collection of serious erotica. The selected pieces gathered for this compilation offer something for every adult. I particularly liked "House Spirits" by Stephen Minot, a tempting look at a 3-some living on an abandoned farm. The story sneaks up on you. The art photos were enjoyable. I liked the cover photo so much I used it as a theme for a series of oil paintings I'm still working on. Anyone interested in adult erotica will enjoy this book.
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