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americanorgy posted an update in the group Sex and Literature 10 years, 1 month ago

Edmund Wilson, the famous critic, wrote about his threesome with Edna St. Vincent Millay. This came out in his biography. The thing I found most interesting in this particular article is how closely tied sex and writing were for Mr. Wilson. I’d tend to agree with him — the sexual urge and the writing urge are remarkably…[Read more]

Anais replied 10 years, 1 month ago

There is some foundation to your speculation, I can see that. However, we could take it a step further and say that the actual sex was a metaphor for something else entirely, and she was writing about that versus an obvious romp with two men. Couldn’t we? Don’t you find that sex can represent so many different things, Mr. Orgy…
- americanorgy replied 10 years, 1 month ago
  
  Well, I’m glad that I could at least add some sexual imagery to the poem. I can agree that the poem was a metaphor for something else entirely and your point is well taken.
  - Anais replied 10 years, 1 month ago
    
    Thank you for taking it “well.” I’m glad you pointed out its sexual origins, because, well, that’s hot. As an artist, I’ve had a lot of instances in which I write about an event using metaphor, but the purpose of writing about the event was not to chronicle the event itself, but to expound on the universal possibilities and connection within the…[Read more]
    - americanorgy replied 10 years, 1 month ago
      
      I don’t necessarily see the poem as sexual, although I can see that layer, and adding that layer added a lot of depth to the poem for me, in particular because of the Puritanistic thought that sexual forays will burn you out. I love the way Millay perverts the light on the hill metaphor from the new testament — it is wonderfully subversive to me.

Mallory replied 10 years, 1 month ago

When you can come inside my head, you own me.
lake replied 10 years, 1 month ago

Ha, that was fabulous! It felt like a ride, you had my pointed attention at tight asses and cupped genitals (the ones that later got licked, mmmmm), and I then by the next few lines, I was thoroughly caught up.

lake replied 10 years, 1 month ago

I haven’t thought a lot about the predator aspect, but I have thought about it in regards to kink. I do agree with you, it is far to ‘easy’ to generalize and offer a pat answer.

Relative to the kink side, a friend wrote of it this way to me once. I am pasting his words;

“…we are animals who want to be free, but are born into a world of…[Read more]

lake replied 10 years, 1 month ago

Seeing this again makes me miss MrTinkertoys. His post was the first time I had seen these. I think each woman just becomes progressively more irresistible, more beautiful. I always feel good after watching them.

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