Erotic Poetry: Grab Romance by the Butt by Simply Mylovepoet

The word Erotic is defined as something “relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement”. The reason I feel it is important to start the review off with this definition is the fact that the title of this book is Erotic Poetry, so it should be poetry that arouses sexual desire and/or excitement, yet in the 60 or so poems that are in this novel none did this in my opinion. Some of the poems in the book do not even have anything to do with sex or romance; they speak of troubles and trials of the time. One poem is to me the exact opposite of erotic since it takes of a woman withholding sex from her partner and how he is suffering because of it…. How is that erotic? Just because it talks of sex does not make it erotic. The majority of the poems that are not talking of the times and trial are more romantic… ones that talk of fluttering hearts and kisses. The one poem in the book that I feel does actual capture the erotic theme is “Honeymoon Couple”.  Now, if we forget about the title of the book and let’s say there was no description other than this is a book of poems, and then I would say the poems are very well written, many have great rhythm that really elevates the meanings behind the words.  Which this adds to the book being an enjoyable read, the book is only around 123 pages so it can be read fairly fast, as well as the poems themselves are easily understandable which is nice. The poems also have a modern feel, some talk of current inventions like the internet, texts, e-mails, and chat rooms. This to me also adds to them being easily understandable and relatable to the modern generation and makes it unlike the insufferable books of poetry that we are made to read and dissect in school. Someone can read the poem and understand its meaning and point, but it also is open for further inspection if warranted. So in general I would say I give this book a 2 1/2 out of 5 stars. The reason I give this novel this low of rating is for a few reason, first the price, this book is only as I said only around 123 pages and a book this small in e version cost $5.99 and to me that is a little steep for such a small book. Secondly, the falsehood of the title, because if you are someone that buys based on title and you are think you are about to get some poems to get you all hot and bother or to whisper in your significant others ear to get them in the mood, you will be very disappointed as I was. I give it two stars because the poems are not bad when they are looked at on their own and they are easily understood and read, and there could also be a miscommunication of what erotic means in American culture versus others parts of the world.