"Oil and Blood" by Jamie McKendrick (poetry reading)

[thissong4you]

"Lifting one knee, you shape a linen vault that frees the scent of nard and nightflowers,,,," Oh, my...."within a tongue's length of your earlobe..." Oh, my. What a splendid, erotic, beautiful poem. I am glad to know Kendrick and look forward to knowing him better.. Spendid, erotic, beautiful reading as well. Thank you.

[Sapientian]

I love it ! Simply because it speaks of love and it doesn't matter what side you're on,good or bad,a believer or a non believer...Love is transcendent and is real to everybody.I think that is the message I received from this poem.I especially love the ending.

[Jak00125]

Eh, didn't like this poem. Just felt very High School like. Or less.

[SpokenVerse]

@Jak00125 Okay so you don't like it. Perhasp you were expecting something else. Can you articulate what it was that you didn't like?

[FreeArtFreestheWorld]

@SpokenVerse It was the wording, it felt very... how could I put it? I guess cliche would fit? When he brought up Van Helsing I groaned. It just felt standard. I guess that's the best way to put it. If anyone has seen a lot of vampire films this is probably what they'd write when bored.

[SpokenVerse]

@FreeArtFreestheWorld It's a love poem from Dracula to his beloved. It's only mock-serious but it does have a rich texture of sounds and images. Vampires are a cliché, there's nothing new since Bram Stoker defined them. I have yet to be convinced that you're more sophisticated than the poet - I think you just don't get it. The Brits are always saying that to the Yanks.

[rappamarfil]

Kendricks all toothsome vampiric

Helsing 's a no bat n' ball pick-spike

Though undead , Kendrick batters her aspic

The bard she spikenards majestic

Helsing , Helsing not even a pin prick !

[paulpellicci]

nice....

[GAIASDREAMER]

Well that has certainly satisfied my little dark side for this evening!! I like it.

[imlippy75]

I held my neck when listening to that-haha!! Great poem :)