/>Poetry has a unique function in the human psyche. It reaches down
into the soul of the reader with a loving caress and says, "I see
you. I hear your longing and desire, your heartbreak and your sorrow. I
am your friend. Let me walk beside you." In the same tradition
as the great devotional poetry of Rumi, Rilke, and Hafiz, Tina
Benson's rich collection of erotic and devotional love poems and
writings is such a friend. As you savor each poem let her walk beside
you, and may you hear your own soul singing.