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Love Over 60: an anthology of women's poems

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The body may age, but it doesn't mean the heart does. "Love over 60: An Anthology of Women's Poems" is a collection of poetry from many women over the age of sixty as they write how their desire for love never truly dies, that it starts at puberty and never goes away. "Love over 60" is a unique look at love and old age, highly recommended. "O, Champion", by Dorothy Ryan: If I'd known/It was going to be//Our last blue-ribbon/Orgasm//I'd have worked harder//Screamed louder, shuddered longer/Skimmed a bit off the top//To preserve as a trophy.

As a collection, Love Over 60 lends itself to all manner of sensual comparison, from the nuanced formulation of perfume to the spontaneous, rich and sumptuous late-day banquet. This book is not about love as a trite, contained experience but rather as a calling to weave the finery of love into a life well-lived.

The 80 poets represented include some of California's notable voices, like Bay Area's Ellen Bass, Gail Entrekin Rudd and Kathie Isaac-Luke. Leaning toward metaphor and away from brassy proclamation, Love Over Sixty resonates with multi-layered meanings and the direct language of women who have cast away many of life's sly illusions.