Erotica Romana

The collection comprises twenty-four elegiac poems that recreate an Italian-Roman atmosphere through playful classical allusion and candid erotic observation. The poet recounts urban wanderings, nocturnal encounters, garden and domestic scenes, and mythic interludes that celebrate physical desire, secrecy, and the comic side of sexual life. Two priapic poems frame the cycle, intermixing satirical self-exposure with reverent invocation of ancient deities. Witty reflections on discretion, social observation, and aesthetic pleasure run through the sequence, combining learned imitation of Roman elegists with intimate, often humorous portrayals of love, appetite, and bodily experience.