Verses That Hurt: Pleasure and Pain
from the POEMFONE Poets by Nicole
Blackman
Awesome!!
Besides letting you know that Allen Ginsberg, John Giorno, and Hal
Sirowitz are all collected here, I could tell you that this anthology crackles
with irreverent energy, defiant audacity, and sybaritic sexuality. But that
would be a bit much, wouldnt it? How about this heartbroken excerpt,
then, from Nicole Blackman (my favorite discovery in the book): we can
finish each others sentences. / she laughs a lot. / theres something wrong
with her / but she wont say what it is. / shes the only friend who hasnt
turned on me yet. / but she will. / they always do.
Personal Review: Verses That Hurt: Pleasure and Pain from the
POEMFONE Poets by Nicole Blackman
"Verses that Hurt" is one of the best collections of poetry I've read in a long
time. Ideal for people who don't really like poetry, because it's not
structured and very free-flowing, and people who DO like poetry as well,

because hey, we love free-flowing expression too. Some of the poems
describe sweet happiness, and some capture the essence of hate and
anger. Sexuality is a constant theme in some of them. One of my
favorites is "Please Master" by Allen Ginsberg. To me, this captures the
very essence of sexuality. And not just gay-male sexuality, I'm talkin' the
whole picture, ALL sexuality, even though the terms use seem to allude to
the first. Definitely a good read.
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