Welcome to my new blog

Hello everyone,

Welcome to my new blog. Spurred by having a good time at a local open mic poetry night, and having two of my poems published in a small anthology by Stairwell Books, I thought I'd encourage myself to write more poetry and put them on a blog. If you enjoy them, let me know!

So for this first post I thought I'd tell you about "frisson" - this is a short collection of erotic poetry brought out by Stairwell books, a small publishers owned by Rose Drew and Alan Gillott, who also run an open mic night monthly in the Exhibition Hotel, Bootham, York.

Here is a pic of the book:

The remit when applying to be included in the book implied that the poems couldn't be too steamy, so I took it as a challenge to write about the "everyday" erotic - i.e. things which during every day interaction may cause a certain yearning which may not be actual arousal, but are certainly erotic.

Anyway - here's one of the poems that I had published and that I read at the open mic night:

Making contact

By Edward Caine

It's those first moments

when the trajectory of your fingers

pierce the inner sanctum

of someone elses' space

That uncertain, guilty pleasure

as you first make contact

into unknown territory

A tingle, a tentative touch

for the nervous, a poke

a stroke, a giggle,

a tickle

for the strong, the plunge,

a pat, a rough hug,

a squeeze, a slap

Then, growing confidence

enjoying warmth, comfort

and the joyous feel of flesh

pressed on flesh

warmth, breeding warmth

coursing, excited, through

your shivering selves

promising more

and, rarely giving

instead separates you

wordless, lingering,

guilty pleasure

gladly spent,

heavenly sent,

a moment shared.

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25/12/2009 EJC

For more information about Stairwell Books and the Open Mic Night, Contact Rose Drew - rose@stairwellbooks.com