Smoldering: poems of desire

Smoldering: poems of desire explores the universal themes of love, desire, and heartbreak. Passionate, yet ethereal, the poems in Smoldering traverse worlds between the magical and the feral. Raw eroticism, kink, yearning, and intimacy are bound together.

Sweetly queer and queerly sweet, Smoldering will set your heart on fire. Avery Cassell’s poetry has been described as revolutionary, lyrical, and lush. 107 pages.

"Smoldering is like eating a delish snack and can't stop. The words are soft and playful like puppies that become turn hot and smolder like coals." - AR

"Face down on the bed
I’m the boy of our dreams
every word is inadequate
I say we fucked so violently
that I bruised the top of my head
so what, so what.

I mean, the words “sweet boy”
whistled through the air
two syllables swirling thickly
until they landed on my shoulder
rushed through me
a cloud of locusts or bees
a thick storm of a buzz, each wing beating." – from “Sweet Boy”