An Erotic Invitation to Your Body
North Wind: A Poem & Writing Prompts for Desire & Nature
Hello Wonderful Reader,
Welcome back to Misseducated! I’m Tash, and today I’ve chosen a very special erotic poem and writing prompts for you to explore nature and your body, and how they interconnect. So grab a pen and paper, and let’s get started.
North Wind
I love you, malcontent
Male wind—
Shaking the pollen from a flower
Or hurling the sea backward from the grinning sand.
Blow on and over my dreams. . .
Scatter my sick dreams. . .
Throw your lusty arms about me. . .
Envelop all my hot body. . .
Carry me to pine forests—
Great, rough-bearded forests. . .
Bring me to stark plains and steppes. . .
I would have the North to-night—
The cold, enduring North.
And if we should meet the Snow,
Whirling in spirals,
And he should blind my eyes. . .
Ally, you will defend me—
You will hold me close,
Blowing on my eyelids.
Source: Poets.org. This poem is in the public domain. 🩵
Here are your four writing prompts:
Write about your sick dreams that you might be too ashamed to tell anyone about.
“Blow on and over my dreams…
Scatter my sick dreams…”
Start with any of the phrases that use ellipses and write your own story about what you wish the wind would do to you.
“Throw your lusty arms around me…
Envelop all my hot body…”
What would you have tonight if you got your way?
“I would have the North to-night—”
Take features that you find attractive in your partners and pair them with your favorite places in nature.
“Great, rough-bearded forests…”
About Lola Ridge (1873-1941)
She was an Irish-born New Zealand-American anarchist and modernist poet, and an influential editor of avant-garde, feminist, and Marxist publications. I featured one of her poems for the “Nostalgia” chapter of The Intimacy Journal.
Keeping the love flowing...(A quick update from me)
Ever since I created The Intimacy Journal, I have become OBSESSED with erotic poetry written by women. Many works are in the public domain by poets who lived around a hundred years ago. When I read their work, everything clicks for me. I’m really enjoying the process of sharing and illustrating their work. It’s poignant. It’s dreamy. It’s delicious. And, it’s hot! I’m excited to see where this takes me.
I know that some of you still want your own Intimacy Journal. Sorry that I have been slow to set up my online storefront since we finished the Kickstarter campaign. I’ll hopefully have that up and running in the next week or two. In the meantime, please respond to this email or comment if you want your copy, or DM me on Instagram.
I hope you enjoyed this invitation! Reply with your reflections. I’d love to hear them.
Sending love,
Tash
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I LOVE the illustration! thanks for sharing Tash!
Thanks for the prompts! I love your illustrations with the poem. You've inspired me to spontaneously illustrate some of my own.