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""[Sandra de Helen's] book of poems is a great way to read a truthful, witty, poignant memoir about lesbian love."" Judy Grahn, Ph.D., poet, writer, trailblazer ""I didn't need to read beyond the first line of the first poem in Sandra de Helen's collection Desire Returns to know I'd be loving this book: ""Wearing makeup is as unnecessary as / painting crickets."" What a fanciful imagination. What a cohesive, splendidly ordered body of work. It's not often I find poems that speak so directly of and to my lesbian heart. Love poems all, even when love kicks and confuses, this poet portrays the lesbian core. Nor does de Helen speak to lesbians only. The universality of love, erotic desire, heartbreak, romantic struggle, all are here. From the poem ""Donations"" comes this lovely metaphor: ""My pail of dreams has been tipped out."" She allows her gentle humor free reign, as in a poem about falling for cast-off lovers. Sandra de Helen is a fine poet, by turns earthy, erotic, ethereal, funny, a lesbian herstorian, a lover, a beloved. Her poems will be loved as well."" Lee Lynch, novelist, essayist, short story writer, trailblazer

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Advance Praise for Desire Returns for a Visit These are fresh poems in every sense of the word. Flirty, audacious, original. A fresh take on Dickinson's love of women and words. A brazen exploration of the life cycle of love affairs. This book is an open-mouthed kiss to the reader. It will leave you breathless. G.L. Morrison, poet, lover of words, and writer of short fiction I didn't need to read beyond the first line of the first poem to know I'd be loving this book. Lee Lynch, novelist, essayist, short story writer, trailblazer, and both the inspiration and first winner of the annual Lee Lynch Classic Award given by the Golden Crown Literary Society [Sandra de Helen's] book of poems is a great way to read a truthful, witty, poignant memoir of lesbian love. Judy Grahn, poet, author, professor, and grande dame of lesbian poetry and nonfiction

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