Welcome to the May Edition of the Blender of Love Digest - the last May of those roarin' 1900s...

Due to time pressures, I'm tweaking the format of the editorial content of this digest. Instead of separate rambles and reviews, there will now be a single "Ramble Regarding Romance" piece. Some months this may involve a review, some months it may just be Kirk nattering away. If a storm of protest rises up against this decision I may reconsider, but for the time being that's the way it's gonna be.

But, despite my slacking on the review front, I will not shirk in my other editorial duties. This month has a slew of great poems, as well as a host of other good works on Heart on Sleeve corner.

Enjoy!

My Heart By Rennie Lorca. [Lorca@bigfoot.com]

A piece, tiny in size but not in effect, by an artist who has been occasionally posting to the Blender for a long time.

The Call By X.

A complex braid of words by another artist who usually prefers to create short, pointed works.

i'll ask you once By erin.

Erin caught a very real, dangerous mood, when romances collide.

Smoke

Sirens' song

By frontman_ph (frontman_ph@yahoo.com). From a new contributor to the site. These two works explore the destructive potential of romance.

The Rooftop By Jenna Holland [poetic_angel@gurlmail.com]

A sweet slice-of-life.

one thousand cups of coffee By Kirk, blender-keeper.

An immodestly-selected 4-line work.

Remembering By Mandy (acidrain@ncci.net).

Described as "Driving home and thinkin..."

miss communication ? By alison.

Another facet of romance that isn't happening.

Muse (for Jase) By J.S..

A personal tribute of sorts.

dubious arrangement By Misti Velvet Rainwater.

MVR has firmly set out a poetic landscape of the darker side of romance and this poem is a good example of that.

crap check By kevin urenda, kluless70@hotmail.com.

A skillfully wielded metaphor.

On Bended Knee By Angel. Submitted by Angel no1halo@yahoo.com.

A sweetly unguarded piece.

Bookstore By Madison. [madi@yada-yada.com]

I'm not entirely sure what to make of this work, but that ambiguity is often the sign of good poetry.

Heart on Sleeve Corner

All the remaining heartsongs sent to the Blender last month.

Ramble Regarding Romance

Cohabitation Part Two

Blender Board

Conversation and Comments sent in over the past month.

About the Blender / History

What it's all about.

Blend-O-Matic

Random Romantic Ripcords

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