This anthology is itself an inanimate object springing to life through poems that titillate and caress. -Karen Paul Holmes, author of Untying the Knot If you think love poems are trite, filled with clich s or have nothing new to say, then you haven't been reading the right odes about the exquisite pain of heartbreak. -Jen Karetnick, author of American Sentencing The theme of this collection has been a long time coming. Kelly Jacobson has brought together a myriad of poems which speak to the comfort and possession that bring the human spirit both pleasure and perplexity. -wren thompson-wynn, poet The forbidden and funny reside next to lawn gnomes and lightning, as these poets gather to give tribute to the ordinary and extraordinary objects of their affection. This love may not be returned, but it is certainly rewarded. -Mandy L. Rose, poet