We heart erotic poetry.
We absolutely adore wine.
And we figured someone ought to be doing something with all of this juicy deliciousness. Someone(s) should be sharing the love - one perfect poem and glass of wine at a time.
We intend to do exactly that.
Learn more about who "we" are and stay tuned for upcoming events and much, much more...
The Women of Eros on the Vine:
Pamela Crow
Pam Crow lives in Portland, Oregon, where she works as a clinical social worker and helps to raise two children. She is member of the Black Boughs poetry group and the recipient of the 1996 National Astraea Award for Emerging Lesbian Writers. Pam Crow’s poems have been anthologized in The Bedford Introduction to Literature, Of Frogs and Toads, and A Walk Through My Garden, and have appeared in numerous national journals. Her first book, Inside This House, was published in September 2007.
Windows open, late summer
She tastes the grapes for sweetness
purple scent silking into her nose
down her throat she climbs back
into bed, her stained fingers
combing her lover’s hair hands full
fists closing to pull that mouth nearer
like early morning grapes
pulled loose from their clusters
crushed sweet against her tongue
-Pam Crow
Heather Strang
Heather Strang is the author of Anatomy of the Heart: Love Poems. She also writes for a host of publications and books, including 20-Something Manifesto, The Oregonian, Four and Twenty, Goodness Magazine, Portland Monthly, Total E-Bound Publishing and many others. She believes ferociously in the power of poetry. When she's not writing, you'll find her meditating on the Oregon Coast, creating new recipes and exploring the possibilities of the universe. Learn more at: www.HeatherStrang.com.
it is, as it has always been
tanned, toned legs
swirling, dancing really
inside open, waiting mouths.
your taste
your touch
so intoxicating
i can not tell
is it the grapes or is it you
is it you, my dear?
i hope, pray that it is you.
-Heather Strang
Sophie Tree:
Sophie Tree is a
Toni Partington
Toni Partington lives and works as a poet, editor, artist, and life/career coach in Vancouver, Washington. Her poetry has been published in the Women’s Journal, Selected Poems of the River Poets’ Society, The Cascade Journal, VoiceCatcher (editions 3 and 4), OutwardLink.net and others. She is the author of a poetry chapbook, Jesus Is A Gas (2009) and her latest book of poetry Wind Wing (2010) - out Jan. 14th. She serves as an Associate Editor for VoiceCatcher, an annual Pacific Northwest anthology of women writers. Toni holds a BA degree in Social Work, an MA in Humanities with a major focus in Literature and Literary Editing, and postgraduate work in career development at the University of Oregon. Before embarking on other adventures, Toni spent over ten years teaching and advising women in transition returning to college. Toni is involved in promoting poetry, writing and art in Vancouver, WA with a lively group of friends and peers.
High Notes
By Toni Partington
on a Miles Davis morning
after spirals of hawks
carry her above
the roof to set
her down on
his bed again
their confessions bittersweet
provide the frame
through a sliver
where one wall meets
the other
he glows in morning time
and routine
what will happen
unknown
impossible to predict
unimportant after high notes
on this Miles Davis
morning with
him