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Girl's Guide to Giving Head

Glenn Broughton
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It has been said that Canadian poets are a staid, funereal bunch, but there are a lot of exciting new writers who are reinventing the form, such as those in Breathing Fire (Harbour), an anthology of young poets. Re-entering the fray is a true original, Sheri-D Wilson, "action poet extraordinaire," whose work lurks on a jazzy playground of sex, glamour and intrigue—the frenzied visions of a James Bond girl. Her latest poetry collection cheekily entitled Girl's Guide to Giving Head (Arsenal Pulp), furthers her subtle and not-so-subtle forays into the sensual wilderness, in which, among other things, she recalls the day she married Elvis and what happened after her Dorothy Parker weekend. While Sheri-D is known primarily for her compelling stage performances, Girl's Guide proves her work stands up in print as well; energetic and full of verve, it's a wild ride through Sheri-D's potent imagination.

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