City of Legends

I have finished labelling all of the poems within the new book, loveaddict, by muse of inspiration.  Let me see how I can explain this without getting people mad at me.   Ooops, too late!

Being the inspiration for a poem is not the same as being my lover.  It means something about you, perhaps even something about something you have created, said or done, flipped a switch and the light flooded in for a moment.  Many of the works are dedicated, inspired by, creative women whose art, writings or photography just broke me open like a radium-laced Cadbury egg.

So here’s the breakdown.  A few of the pieces know no mother or muse, and thus are not included in the tallies:

• 20  Abstra (the abstract muse, often an amalgam of women)
• 9  Liza (the brilliant Brazilian photographer/model (the cover of the book))
• 9  Aubergine (some of the stuff was just too damn good to neglect)
• 5  Mariya (A brilliant and beautiful photographer and model)
• 5  The Leopard (Second wife, regardless of how it ended, it threw sparks)
• 3  Psyche (My first, and some have suggested, only true love)
• 2  Alisha (Like a comet in the night sky, she passed, but left an impression)
• 1  The Goldenheart (Spoken of enough, but thought of fondly)
• 1  Crimson  (A mystery muse, to all but myself (and her))
• 1  Faerie (My old protege and cover model)
• 1  Huerta (The nightblooming one herself)
• 1  Pink Jade (Sweet and gentle, I still speak with her from time to time)
• 1  Selke (And not a poem from the Selke Cycles…)

There you have it, for your own perverse edification.  I kept my promise, not a panther to be seen! I will be updating you all as it gets nearer to release date…man, this has been a killer to assemble.