What qualifies as erotic?

[Una Ryce]

My apologies if this has been covered already.

When does a poem qualify as erotic? There seems to be a grey area between non-erotic and erotic. Then again it might be a matter of perception - are there rules in terms of what goes where?

Please help
U.R.

 

[WickedEve]

erotic:
1. Of or concerning sexual love and desire; amatory.
2. Tending to arouse sexual desire.
3. Dominated by sexual love or desire.

At literotica, erotic is placed in the erotic category. And dirty/porn poems are also placed in erotic. Everything else is non--usually.

 

[Angeline]

My favorite erotica is the kind that establishes itself as such without using any cliched erotic language, does it all with metaphor. To me that's the equivalent of being mysterious and teasing as opposed to just laying it all out immediately. Most poems that are immediately graphic bore me.

Just my opinion, of course--and probably one that's in the minority here....

 

[Una Ryce]

My favorite erotica is the kind that establishes itself as such without using any cliched erotic language, does it all with metaphor. To me that's the equivalent of being mysterious and teasing as opposed to just laying it all out immediately. Most poems that are immediately graphic bore me.

Just my opinion, of course--and probably one that's in the minority here....

We're like minded. As i said - there is the grey area. Erotic to me would be anything relating to arouse sexual desire/ excitement. Most of what i would classify as erotic would probably be boring as hell to most.

 

[Una Ryce]

erotic:
1. Of or concerning sexual love and desire; amatory.
2. Tending to arouse sexual desire.
3. Dominated by sexual love or desire.

At literotica, erotic is placed in the erotic category. And dirty/porn poems are also placed in erotic. Everything else is non--usually.

Hmmn, I suppose. Still there is the grey area.

 

[WickedEve]

Hmmn, I suppose. Still there is the grey area.

Oh, I thought you wanted to know where to put your poems for submission.

 

[Una Ryce]

Oh, I thought you wanted to know where to put your poems for submission.

Well. That too! Lol.

 

[Liar]

Hmmn, I suppose. Still there is the grey area.

I think it's pretty black or white actually:

1. Intended to arouse.
2. See 1.

 

[Maria2394]

We're like minded. As i said - there is the grey area. Erotic to me would be anything relating to arouse sexual desire/ excitement. Most of what i would classify as erotic would probably be boring as hell to most.

hello, Una Ryce, welcome to LIt

I dont know what to think about what arouses some people!! Here is a poem I wrote, that would probably classify as one of Senna's anomolous vote readings, it has nearly 3000 clicks/reads since I posted it last year, by FAR the most of any other poem I had posted even up to 3 years ago that I still have on my list.

I dont think its erotic, but the person I wrote it for certainly did and that scared me a little. tell me what YOU think

Succulent

I guess just about anything will arouse someone, somewhere...look at some of the stories on this site!!

 

[The_Fool]

Anything about Eve is erotic.

Many things about Maria are sensual leaning towards erotic.

Everything about Disposa Girl is erotic.

Something about Angeline is poetic erotica.

Depending on her AV, Poetess is pensively erotic.

Anna strikes me as a sensual flowing erotic mannequin.

Lauren is coolly restrained and erotic.

WSO is exuberantly erotic.


I am foolish....

 

[DeepAsleep]

"What makes something erotic?"

........Does it give me a boner?

 

[wildsweetone]

Mr Fool,


Mr DA. nevermind. changed my mind. tomorrow's another day. Etc... etc...* btw i loved your blog today.


Una, i try really hard not to write erotic poetry, but sometimes it just seems to happen.


Maria *waving* we do have LOTS of crickets here!

sorry, slight thread sidetrack, carry on.




*(copyright SJ - twice now it's come in handy for me. )

 

[Senna Jawa]

freedom

My apologies if this has been covered already.

When does a poem qualify as erotic? There seems to be a grey area between non-erotic and erotic. Then again it might be a matter of perception - are there rules in terms of what goes where?

Please help
U.R.

Una, don't worry about "qualify" and "rules". Do as you please.

Regards,

Senna Jawa​

 

[flyguy69]

"What makes something erotic?"

........Does it give me a boner?

So... a full bladder is erotic?

 

[*Catbabe*]

Here's the line of <insert chosen standard>


Here's Fly walking over the line and taking up permanent residence on the other side.

 

[Maria2394]

Here's the line of <insert chosen standard>


Here's Fly walking over the line and taking up permanent residence on the other side.

that MUST mean he is here with me, lol!!!

Hi *catbabe* waving at my sweet buddy whom I have not seen in so very long

 

[*Catbabe*]

that MUST mean he is here with me, lol!!!

Hi *catbabe* waving at my sweet buddy whom I have not seen in so very long

Yeah, there are a lot of people on that side...but he has his own special corner 'n everything.


*smooches Maria-chicky* I am lovin' reading your stuff since I popped back on...

 

[flyguy69]

Here's the line of <insert chosen standard>


Here's Fly walking over the line and taking up permanent residence on the other side.

And you just thought men woke up excited, didn't you?

 

[champagne1982]

And you just thought men woke up excited, didn't you?

Men not only awake excited but are excited when they are awake. I don't think a full bladder has anything to do with it.

 

[flyguy69]

Men not only awake excited but are excited when they are awake. I don't think a full bladder has anything to do with it.

The company might, though.

 

[champagne1982]

Carrie purses her lips and says, quite prissily, "Present company excepted M'seui LeBuzz, soixante-neuf!"

 

[flyguy69]

Carrie purses her lips and says, quite prissily, "Present company excepted M'seui LeBuzz, soixante-neuf!"

Now that's erotic!

 

[champagne1982]

Men not only awake excited but are excited when they are awake. I don't think a full bladder has anything to do with it.

see?

 

[flyguy69]

see?

hmm... no reaction. Now say it in French.

 

[champagne1982]

hmm... no reaction. Now say it in French.

only if you say it in flyish first