Candy: A Collection To Satisfy Your Sweetest Cravings, is an eclectic collection which ranges from the romantic to the taboo and from the intimate to the voyeuristic. With sensitivity, passion and at times humor, these poems capture the delights of sex, sexuality, love, lust and fantasy.   From the Introduction  “…the gratification offered by the form of erotic poetry mirrors the gratification we may gain from its content. And so, we may admire the craft that went into the making of the poem, perhaps even dissect the technique, or we may, at the other extreme, find ourselves in a Pygmalion-like state of arousal, or a Narcissus-like state of narcosis. But above all, the erotic mirror that these poets have fashioned allows us to examine ourselves, our needs and our wants, our experiences and intentions, our minds and our bodies, in all their beauty, and in their unattractive aspects as well. In short, the mirror of Eros allows us to know ourselves, in all of our humanity.”  -Lance Strate, author of Echoes and Reflections   Reviews  “A wonderful celebration of sexual textasy." -Robert Priest, author of Reading the Bible Backwards  “Candy is better than sweet - it's a sensuous collection of metaphoric, metaphysical, pulsing, pounding, gentle, gossamer erotic poetry.” -Paul Levinson, author of 5 novels including The Plot to Save Socrates, and The Pixel Eye  “Candy is heated and hardened, sugary foreplay for anybody in need of some sweetness." -Jeanette Kantzalis, novelist and musician-songwriter for A Brokeheart Pro  “In an age that hypes the erotic potential of new media, Candy is a reminder that language itself remains our principal instrument of desire.“ -Joseph W. Slade, author of Pornography in America, the three volume reference work Pornography and Sexual Representation, and Thomas Pynchon (Writers for the 70's series)

Candy

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Chances are, you have seen David Arshawsky's artwork before. Arshawsky has designed and sculpted many of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Star Trek and Earthworm Jim toys. An artist who has worked in cake design, sculpture, painting, drawing and more, Arshawsky is now sharing his gift for writing poetry. This, Arshawsky's first collection, contains poems which are at times abstract, continually unexpected and permeate the reader's imagination with the most inspiring of images and concepts. The inclusion of a selection of Arshawsky's accomplished and unique artwork makes this book a welcome addition to any collection.

Amulet Cypher

Arshawsky, David

Poetry

Jack Henry lives in the high desert of SE California. Published in numerous journals, he also has six chapbooks to his name. with the Patience of Monuments is his first full length collection of poetry. Jack Henry is the pen name of Thomas Kenney. Reviews"Jack Henry's writing is the real deal. No bullshit, no posing. This is essential American literature."- Tony O'Neill, Down and Out on Murder Mile (Harper Perennial)“I have always admired Jack’s writing, his fearless self-revelations combined with a world-view that is equal parts jaded and hopeful...the way he turns himself inside out, and then goes down a little deeper,moves in a bit closer, and, just as you think he’s in for the kill, suddenly…a gentle word, a line so full of such graceful beauty you get, well, slammed in the face. Again.” - Puma Perl, Belinda and her Friends (Erbacce Press) “Jack Henry’s poetic voice speaks here again with mastery and precision...These poems will cut you, then rifle through your wallet. But they will also reveal vulnerability and humanity while so doing. This is a book you need.” - David McLean, Hellbound (Epic Rites Press) “Jack Henry's large heart, a veteran of wars, accidents, fears, madness, disillusion, is, in these 80 different dance halls of image and sound, breaking invisible bread with jesus as the latter downs his meds with shots of tequila, while on the corner of 6th and Los Angeles Streets the meteor of hope has crashed into Obama's tag team and the churches of the sky are rolling across clouds of Charlie Parker's smoke.” - Scott Wannberg, Strange Movie Full of Death (Perceval Press)

with the Patience of Monuments

Henry, Jack

From the Introduction The complex relationship between masculine and feminine, explored consistently throughout the history of poetry, offers fertile ground for collaborative creation. In discussion of the inherent possibilities we realized with astonishment that, in a milieu where authenticity is venerated as a hallmark of quality, the lion’s share of published poems exploring this duality have been written from a singular rather than a dialogical perspective. The poems in this collection represent a resultant ongoing effort to break free from the bonds of such limitations; specifically, this is a collection of poetic dyads (responsorials) intended to reveal the myriad facets of the masculine/feminine adventure. - Rich Follett and Constance Stadler * This book includes an audio recording of the poets reading their work. Reviews “Responsorials is not only exciting for its poetic art but also for its diverse responses to this alterity of man and woman. The reader will be moved by the sentiments, surprised, and enlightened.” - Duane Locke, author of 21 books of poetry and recipient of The Edna St. Vincent Millay Prize, The Charles Agnoff Award, and The Poetry Society of America’s Walt Whitman Award “The masculine-feminine dynamic is one of contrast, balance and enhancement. In Responsorials, Constance Stadler and Rich Follett have captured beautifully the inherent vulnerability and strength within each through a tender exchange of words.” - Gillian Prew, author of standing still in motion and the idea of wings “A must-read for anyone who loves language and the exploration of (yin and yang) male and female within.” - Maria Gornell, poet, published in the Shoots and Vines all female anthology I Can’t Be Your Virgin and Your Mother “Interesting that the poets mention authority, and the desire to diminish it. This goal very much echoes their take on gender, as this state of co-validity: In these poems, the poets want to avoid staking claims on authority just as this version of gender co-validity avoids comparisons but rather sees strength in the disparate voices, permitted to exist alongside.” - Lynn Alexander, poet and co-editor of Full of Crow “The exceptional collection Responsorials illustrates an extraordinary greatness, one of mimetic chanting from two equally dynamic vantage points by two rarities of the poetic world.” - Felino Soriano, author of ten books of poetry, including the newly released Apperceptions of Reinterpretations and editor of Counterexample Poetics

Responsorials

Follett, Rich

Stadler, Constance

FRANK REARDON has published several poetry collections including Cancer Face, Exorcism Of The Con-Artist and Rival Tongues. His work has appeared in such magazines and webzines as New York Quarterly, Quillbillies, Black Listed, Epic Rites, Denver Syntax and Kill Poet. Interstate Chokehold is his first major collection. Frank currently lives in North Dakota and is working on his first novel.Reviews“Frank Reardon is a truly exceptional young poet currently rising up from the bowels of the internet. One could compare his work to prominent street poets of past generations, but it would be unfair to lump him in with anyone, for his work has no problem standing on its own merit.”      - John Dorsey “Frank Reardon works words like a hungry young prize fighter, creating killer combinations that produce knock out verse. A real contender, the kid’s a triple threat with heart, style and class. An up and comer to be reckoned with.”      - S.A. Griffin“Frank Reardon is a prophet, word brawler and unapologetic caller of society’s bullshit. His words are brutally honest and can take you places you didn’t know existed or weren’t comfortable traveling to alone. One of the best voices of our generation.”      - Richard Daley“Frank Reardon is a heart beating through impenetrable odds. His writing reaches into your skin, grabs your bones and asks you to dive head first off the cliffs of fear and fragility into the vulnerable sky of our empathetic space and time.”      - Scott Wannberg

Interstate Chokehold

Reardon, Frank

SAMANTHA LEDGER is a poet and photographer currently living on the outskirts of London. She is the author of Everybody Else’s Girl, and her work has been featured in numerous publications including Up the Staircase, Heroin Love Songs, Osprey Journal, Luciole Press and ETC: A Review of General Semantics. Bells for Her is Ledger’s second collection of poetry. Reviews “Ledger’s approach to abuse and the patriarchal oppression of the feminine is never treated with pseudo-heroism or self-victimisation; rather her poems are strikingly honest and core-cutting, depicting love-hate relationships and painful ties. With effective, emotive accuracy, Ledger bravely explores the scope of rage, injustice, damage and sacrifice to appease and expiate the need of the perpetrator as well as the masochism of the abused - something not many have the courage to approach so openly.” - Petra Whiteley, author of The Nomads Trail and The Moulding of Seers “What is immediately noticeable when reading Bells for Her is its unflinching intimacy. Equal parts warm and torturous, tender then disturbed, it encompasses the full gamut of contemporary life and human emotions. Bells for Her is the poetic equivalent of a woman laid bare, beckoning you with all her power.” - A.D.Hitchin, author of Holy Hermaphrodite

Bells for Her

Ledger, Samantha

VICTORIA FOTIOS is a poet and author who currently divides her time between London and her family in Hampshire. She was Online Poet of the Year 2008 and has been published collaboratively, most recently in Candy by NeoPoesis Press (2009). Sunday Morning Spiders is her first poetry collection. From the Introduction “There is a gentle revelation that comes with the gift of another’s carefully crafted vision; with these poems, there is not a sense of the hypocrisy of a vicarious experience, there is a sense of shared consequence. Her words draw us into a world where a certain shaping of the imagination is required to enter the portal.” - Amanda Joy, author of Not Enough to Fold Reviews “When I first came across Victoria Fotios’ poetry, I knew I had found a poet I would read and enjoy for many years. Her very English slightly off-centre poetry reminds me of Larkin at his best. “Pegs” is and always will be one of my favourite ever poems. This is a collection not to be missed. “ - Si Philbrook, poet, published in various journals including Poetry Monthly (UK) “A beautiful insight into a life that is conveyed with breathtaking poignancy. The secret moments, emotions and scenes that are weaved throughout this collection have an intimacy that is compelling. Refreshing honesty and imagery that effortlessly transports the reader into another's life. Victoria Fotios paints pictures with her words. “ - Kiersty Boon, author of Walking On Chalk and The Poet Busker

Sunday Morning Spiders

Fotios, Victoria

Neil McCrea is a poet and author living in the Pacific Northwest. His work has most recently appeared in Knock, Etc: a Review of General Semantics, and in the NeoPoiesis anthology Candy. Wisdom &amp; Dust is his first poetry collection. Reviews “Like water into wine, McCrea consistently and effortlessly transforms the quotidian into the revelatory. Wisdom &amp; Dust dazzles and surprises with its pathos, wit, and insight.” - Jonathan Evison, author of All About Lulu and West of Here “The impressive poems in Wisdom &amp; Dust have the swagger and pulse of the authentic. McCrea's characters, filled with equal parts rage and longing, bravado and despair, live in a universe where sucker punches and life-changing epiphanies wait at every turn.” - James P. Othmer, author of The Futurist and Holy Water “Vivid and revealing, Neil McCrea's Wisdom &amp; Dust tells stories of lust, love, lawlessness, and root beer. The powerful but dark outlook reminds one of Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, but with a sexual twist.” - Alyse Black – International Award-Winning Touring &amp; Recording Artist “Following Neil McCrea's optimistic and innocent boy into manhood left me feeling like I'd committed some sort of new sin myself, like I was partly responsible for his descent into all of this cool, blue madness.” - Jeannette Kantzalis, songwriter/novelist

Wisdom & Dust

McCrea, Neil

William Crawford has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize in poetry. His work has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, most recently including, Counterexample Poetics, The Criterion, Danse Macabre, Differentia Press: Corporeal Manifestations, Leaf Garden, Luciole Press, Unlikely Stories of the Third Kind, and Up the Staircase Quarterly. Fire in the Marrow is his first poetry collection. William lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is an animal rights activist. Reviews In an age where poetry is prominent by the selves of most prevalent self-definition (too, by like-minded thoughts creating intertwining ideologies), Crawford needn't qualify himself as a poet through the eyes of his very own, for he is easily identifiable by the markings his poetry creates across the psyche of his fortunate readers." - Felino A. Soriano, author of Apperceptions of Reinterpretations "Drink deeply, all ye who revel in the ability of language to spark perceptual transcendence - William Crawford offers hope and sustenance for aesthetes mired in the all-too-often catachrestic wasteland of modern popular poetry." - Rich Follett, co-author of Responsorials "Crawford isn't afraid to shoot the rapids, and anyone who is capable of flying will find their arms much more malleable after soaring along these canyons of his rhythmic vision." - Scott Wannberg, author of Strange Movie Full of Death "A sentinel calling us to rise above our need for distance from the pain of life, Crawford is a singular patron poet-saint reminding us of the beauty we can draw from the marrow of afflictions. " - Karen Bowles, Publisher, Luciole Press

Fire in the Marrow

Crawford, William

Rich Follett has recently returned to writing poetry after a thirty-year hiatus. He lives in the sacred and timeless Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, where he joyfully teaches English and Theatre Arts for high school students. His poems have appeared in numerous contemporary journals and e-zines including BlazeVox, Paraphilia, Exercise Bowler, Calliope Nerve, Sugar Mule, Four Branches Press and Counterexample Poetics, for which he is a Featured Artist. He is the co-author of Responsorials (with Constance Stadler). Most recently, his haiku/photo combination Aurora's Adieu received first place honors in the first international iPoetry Poe-Tography Competition. Reviews “As a survivor, it removed that barrier in my heart that kept me from seeing men as my brothers in a shared legacy. As a poet, Follett, reminds me of what we are meant to do. I'm following you, brother, and I'm listening.” - Lisa Alvarado, poet, novelist, author of Raw Silk Suture and Sister Chicas “This is a poetry of conclusions, not interrogation. While the fashionable Mei-mei Berssenbrugge writes a long line so the reader cannot keep the whole line in his mind, Rich Follett terminally shortens his and thus becomes accessible.” - Duane Locke, author of 21 books of poetry and recipient of The Edna St. Vincent Millay Prize, The Charles Agnoff Award, and The Poetry Society of America’s Walt Whitman Award “As a poet, Rich Follett is a chronological genius. In this, his collection of poems, Silence, Inhabited, Follett himself self-summarizes these poems in a word: surviving” - Felino A. Soriano, author of 21 collections of poetry, including Variant Tongues of the Conjunctive Application “Follett shatters the silence, without losing any of that expressiveness or wonder. Following a phoenix paradigm, Follett constructs flawless monuments to sound from the beautiful, bursting bones of the ruins he rises from; the result is an epic symphony heavy on emphatic truth and refreshingly bereft of the gossamer falsehoods that often compromise such bright flights. “ -William Crawford, author of Fire in the Marrow and Pushcart Prize nominee. “A stunningly deep dive into the psychological scar tissue of abuse. A soldiering in the cause of self preservation and reclamation. Warrior brave, purely painful and full of victory. Abuse has its most profound adverse emotional impact when left to fester deep in the soul's soil. This collection of poetry is an outline for the redemption of victims of abuse to the ends of going in as fully as the Word can go, and digging it out.” - Dan Kellett, poet, spoken word artist and track producer, music reviewer and radio show host “For me, Rich Follett is everything a poet should be, bold in words, thoughts and honesty; skillful and artistic yet so accessible. The challenge he takes on here is brave beyond words. He explores and defeats the abuse he has suffered and emerges stronger, as does anyone who reads these stunning poems.” - Si Philbrook, poet, published in several journals including Poetry (UK)

Silence, Inhabited: Poetic Reflections on Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse

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