Love, the most intense of all emotional sensations and a feeling, of which, can make a person feel "on top of the world. " Sadly, without the feeling of love, a person can feel miserable. Love comes in many forms, shapes, and sizes. Most people cannot even define love beyond "an intense feeling of joy and warmth. " With different forms of love come different reactions to those feelings. Just as there are different forms of love; there are different types of love poems. Poems may be the most romantic of writings, or are typically viewed as such. Don Paterson's "Letter to the Twins " and R.S. Thomas' "All Right " are two different types of love poems. Both poems are thematic; both poems have a theme surrounding an inflected word. .
Don Paterson wrote the love poem "Letter to the Twins. " In "Letter to the Twins, " Paterson touches on the notions of love, sex, women, and motherhood; each topic significant in its own way to the author. Sadly, this poem has come under fire several times due to its graphic descriptions of sex and a woman's anatomy. To some, the networking of words used by Paterson seems to suggest strong and graphic sexual imagery. .
Paterson used the phrase "by its tiny pulse and its low gleam just where the pearl sits knuckled in its silk, how that ochre-pink anemone relaxes " in the poem, "Letter to the Twins. ".
By the testimony of many critics, it is believed he is referring to the female's clitoris and its placement above the vagina; which, he also describes in great detail when referring to the pink silk. In this line alone, Paterson is believed to be referencing the act of oral sex on a woman. While the overtly graphic details of sexual behavior, presumably of Paterson and a consenting partner, have been appreciated for their descriptive values, many have condemned the artist for the unnecessary used of imagery in this particular poem. Nonetheless, Paterson is making a bold statement concerning the physicality of love and the acts included.
