Erotique Noire/Black Erotica

by Decosta-Willis, Miriam; Martin, Reginald; Bell, Roseann P.

ISBN13: 9780385423090

ISBN10: 0385423098

Format: Paperback

Pub. Date: 1992-08-18

Publisher(s): Anchor

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Summary

A collective work of art whose time has come. Of lasting value for all lovers of literature and the erotic, this is a glorious, groundbreaking celebration of black sensuality, including works by Alice Walker, Ntozake Shange, and many more.

Author Biography

Miriam Decosta-Willis taught at LeMoyne–Owen College, George Mason University, University of Maryland, and Memphis State University. Her published works include Daughters of the Diaspora: Afra-Hispanic Writers, Notable Black Memphians, and Singular Like a Bird. She studied at Wellesley College and Johns Hopkins University.

Reginald Martin received his MFA from Norwich University and his PhD from University of Tulsa. His academic focus is on composition and African-American literary theory. His published works include A Deeper Shade: The Best in Black Erotica and Everybody Know What Time It Is. He teaches at the University of Memphis.

Roseann P. Bell received her PhD from Emory University. Her published works include Sturdy Black Bridges: Visions of Black Women in Literature and Erotique Noire/Black Erotica.

Fore/Play
Preface In(se)duction: Out of the Closet and into the Bedroom
Introduction
Love Juices and Other Squeezables
Tasty Knees	p. 5
Love Poem	p. 6
Sweet Sugarcane From The Women of Brewster Place	p. 7
Stolen	p. 11
Afro-Hispanic Triptych: Three Women	p. 13
Haiku #9	p. 17
Midnight Licorice Nights	p. 18
Put Your Tongue in It	p. 19
A Dinner Invitation	p. 21
Cuntinent	p. 23
Temple Oranges	p. 29
Beached	p. 31
My All Day Sucker	p. 33
Forbidden Fruits and Unholy Lusts: Illicit Sex in Black American Literature	p. 35
When the Spirits Come
Saint Chant	p. 49
The Seal	p. 51
Sexy Signs	p. 52
Haiku #79	p. 60
sudden ecstasies in lefthanded places (whatever the traffic will bear)	p. 61
From Say Jesus and Come to Me	p. 64
Man to Man	p. 70
There	p. 72
Faded Roses	p. 76
A Single Rose	p. 77
Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power	p. 78
At Sixty	p. 84
All in Good Taste	p. 85
African-American Erotica and Other Curiosities: "The Blacker the Berry, the Sweeter the Juice . . ."	p. 86
Movin to the Beat
The Sweetest Sound	p. 99
Double Congas	p. 100
From Under the Skin of the Drums	p. 101
when the horn fits, blow it	p. 104
Gorgeous Puddin'	p. 105
Taking a Six for a Nine: Sexual Imagery in the Trinidad Calypso	p. 107
From Sounds of Joy	p. 114
Untitled	p. 117
Songs They Could Sing #789	p. 118
Dew's Song	p. 119
Swimming in Your Wetness
All Wet in Green	p. 129
P.G.	p. 130
Black Male/Tales	p. 132
Haiku #107	p. 141
Erotic Note #4	p. 142
Untitled	p. 143
Wet Kisses	p. 144
Meet	p. 149
Insatiable	p. 151
From Echo of Lions	p. 154
From Woman Story	p. 156
Haiku #52	p. 159
Birds	p. 160
Haiku #102	p. 161
Edible or Incredible: Black Erotic Collectibles	p. 162
Naughty, Nasty, and Nice
Pin-up Poems	p. 171
Tocame	p. 176
The Fight	p. 180
From Hadriana dans tous mes reves	p. 181
Stray Thoughts	p. 184
Nasty Delightful Things From Down These Mean Streets	p. 185
Telegram from Topeka	p. 188
Teasing Tales and Tit(Bit)s From Shuckin' and Jivin'	p. 189
Warning	p. 193
Channeling	p. 193
Channeling	p. 194
A New Year's Eve Celebration	p. 196
Dyke Hands	p. 198
Dildo	p. 200
Ooohwee, Baby, You Feel So Good
Fresh	p. 207
Trotting Through the Park	p. 209
What Makes Siedah Zip From EveryBody Knows What Time It Is	p. 210
Baby	p. 217
We'll Be Real Good Together	p. 219
Commitment to Hardness	p. 224
Haiku #29	p. 227
Summer	p. 228
The Three-Token Stradivarius	p. 229
Sunburst from the Earth	p. 240
Untitled 2	p. 241
From Long Distance Life	p. 242
Plain Wrappers	p. 246
Taking the Plunge
Haiku #25	p. 255
Cafe Noir	p. 256
Sexionnaire	p. 258
To a Boy	p. 260
From First Person Singular	p. 261
You Knew	p. 265
Erector Set	p. 268
Teaching the Sweet Thing	p. 269
From Teach Me	p. 271
From The Initiation of Belfon	p. 273
Discoveries	p. 276
Opening Night	p. 278
Dear Diary	p. 280
bangarang mesticagem	p. 283
The 1st 3 Daze	p. 285
Flipping to the Wild Side
From Making Whoopee	p. 299
Touching	p. 301
Lust	p. 308
Fuck	p. 309
Lonnie's Cousin	p. 310
The X-Lovers	p. 319
I Wanna Be Wild and Wonderful!	p. 321
Love Poem	p. 325
A Good Knight's Leap	p. 326
Haiku #28	p. 334
Comin to Terms	p. 335
(hug)	p. 339
From Black Borealis	p. 340
Pt. 9
Kool N Kinky/Hot N Heavy
For Kazuko	p. 349
Cabin Fever From The Lakestown Rebellion	p. 350
From GAR	p. 355
The Joys and Power in Celibacy	p. 357
From Running Come Touch	p. 360
Olive Oil	p. 362
Victory	p. 367
Wrestling and Pole Vaulting From Pinktoes	p. 368
Summer Madness	p. 373
From Platitudes	p. 375
Interpenetration Side Two	p. 377
The Hog Caller's Party	p. 378
Exotic Landscapes/Erotic Mindsets
The Joy of Sex	p. 385
Piece of Time	p. 387
Cleopatra	p. 392
Antony	p. 393
On a Night of the Full Moon	p. 394
Venus Rising	p. 396
An Utrillo, Possibly	p. 398
Hot Missives	p. 399
Movement III From The Tomb of Sorrow	p. 410
I Have a Memory	p. 414
From Smoke, Lilies and Jade	p. 416
Tell Me You Love Me	p. 420
Poetica Erotica	p. 422
Godze 1783 From Valide	p. 425
405 Scott Street	p. 431
Eroticism in Sub-Saharan African Films	p. 433
After/Play	p. 438
Notes on Contributors	p. 440
Acknowledgments	p. 452
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