Island Flirtations

"I taste you in the fleshy fruit of the guayaba that melts as slowly as your kisses in my mouth - your eyes that explode in sunlight, your humid, fluid voice, the soft, oceanic touch of your fingertips." - Un Beso de Fuego (A Kiss of Fire) - Island FlirtationsIsland Flirtations is Bear Step's third collection of poetry and follows a series of passionate, poetic encounters that range from exploding Nicaraguan volcanoes to Puerto Rico's turquoise shorelines and everything else in between. The book is filled with the romance and mysteries of Latin America and the Caribbean Islands.A veteran of the early 80s Chicago Hardcore Punk Rock scene, Step dives deep into the tropics and uncovers its sultry romance. His poems are spiced with the humid mist of the tropics and flavored with surrealistic imagery. All of Bear Step's writings reveal a deep respect for the traditional music, literature and poetry of Latin America and the Caribbean Islands. Included in the book are tropical photographs taken by the author on his journeys.