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Poems for Sluts
“Evocative, gorgeous, and heartbreaking” - Rachel Gramlich
"Sexy, seductive, sensual, whip-smart, and often humorous. An important read for anyone who has been slut-shamed, sexually harassed, or tormented for their sexuality"
- Doug Bonner “Reclaiming ownership over the term slut” - Rachel Hansford Ever wonder what happened To the high-school slut? She started writing Seductress smut. These are her memoirs. These are her thoughts. These are her raw, grimy, Vulnerable plots. From slut-shaming to overpowering men, Kaleigh Gold tantalizes in a bold, sensual, and relatable exploration into the intricacies of becoming a sexually liberated woman. “The boundaries of ‘acceptable’ sexual behaviour have been askew long before I began twirling around boys in preschool. From early childhood, humans are subject to socially imposed rules dictating how they should present, compose, and behave themselves. These limitations influence our indulgence in self-expression, and naturally, our ability to attract sexual partners. Sex is primal. Sex is carnal. Sex is freedom. In whatever way you perceive ‘sex’, let it inspire your creative individuality, rather than guilt-trip you into passivity.” - Kaleigh Gold S L U T A first hand approach to the imposed shame, manipulation, and male-gaze brought on by early perceived “promiscuity”. S E D U C T R E S S The evolution from a socially ostracized “hole” into a domineering and magnetic woman empowered by sexual trauma. S U G A R A sweet, euphemistic, and decadent approach to sexual acts and the oxytocin-soaked contexts that they reside within. S L I M E D The dirty, nasty, soaking wet aspects of sex. A thrust into erotica. Salivating into smut. A glimpse into the sex life a woman driven by her libido.
"Sexy, seductive, sensual, whip-smart, and often humorous. An important read for anyone who has been slut-shamed, sexually harassed, or tormented for their sexuality"
- Doug Bonner “Reclaiming ownership over the term slut” - Rachel Hansford Ever wonder what happened To the high-school slut? She started writing Seductress smut. These are her memoirs. These are her thoughts. These are her raw, grimy, Vulnerable plots. From slut-shaming to overpowering men, Kaleigh Gold tantalizes in a bold, sensual, and relatable exploration into the intricacies of becoming a sexually liberated woman. “The boundaries of ‘acceptable’ sexual behaviour have been askew long before I began twirling around boys in preschool. From early childhood, humans are subject to socially imposed rules dictating how they should present, compose, and behave themselves. These limitations influence our indulgence in self-expression, and naturally, our ability to attract sexual partners. Sex is primal. Sex is carnal. Sex is freedom. In whatever way you perceive ‘sex’, let it inspire your creative individuality, rather than guilt-trip you into passivity.” - Kaleigh Gold S L U T A first hand approach to the imposed shame, manipulation, and male-gaze brought on by early perceived “promiscuity”. S E D U C T R E S S The evolution from a socially ostracized “hole” into a domineering and magnetic woman empowered by sexual trauma. S U G A R A sweet, euphemistic, and decadent approach to sexual acts and the oxytocin-soaked contexts that they reside within. S L I M E D The dirty, nasty, soaking wet aspects of sex. A thrust into erotica. Salivating into smut. A glimpse into the sex life a woman driven by her libido.
446 pages, Hardcover
Published September 29, 2022
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December 29, 2023
the amount of times i have read "sin" and "gin" in this book (both independently and to rhyme with each other) feels like i'm listening to slam poetry spoken by an alcoholic with religious trauma.
speaking of, here's a list of repetitive words/phrases that were so close (within pages of each other) that it was hard to ignore them:
- "corrode from within" (page 69 & 89)
- "spitfire skin" (page 89 & 121)
- "lip locked" (page 314) and "lip lock" (page 342)
- "oxytocin" (page 348 & 351)
- "purr" (page 323 & 327) (this one definitely was used much more but i couldn't be bothered to go back and find each instance)
of course, with over 400 pages, there's bound to be some repetition. my real issue is why this was over 400 pages at all.
there's also this poem (page 226) about a russian woman named svetlana who's this, like, seductive, sex coach to the author? i personally don't love the stereotype, but if that's enough for you to overlook, there's also a grammatical error (missing quotation) at the end of the poem. reminder: this book had an editor!
don't worry, though, because svetlana is not the only highly sexualized woman in this book -- the author speaks of herself with this tone that i found really off-putting and cocky, and those moments where she attempts to be vulnerable remind me of that 2012 tumblr era of "she believed" and "he lied"
i did forget to take down the page number for this one, but near the end there's a poem titled "adjectives" that is ... just that. just a bunch of adjectives. again, 400+ pages for ... ?
lastly, my biggest underlying problem is that most (although, granted, not all) of these poems have no rhythm. it seems to go up until the last line in most cases, and then that last line kind of throws it off. for example, the poem "swiss-chz":
"our bodies
speaking in tongues
he's licking my lips
skin sopping with saliva
dainty nails piercing sheets
sorry"
speaking of, here's a list of repetitive words/phrases that were so close (within pages of each other) that it was hard to ignore them:
- "corrode from within" (page 69 & 89)
- "spitfire skin" (page 89 & 121)
- "lip locked" (page 314) and "lip lock" (page 342)
- "oxytocin" (page 348 & 351)
- "purr" (page 323 & 327) (this one definitely was used much more but i couldn't be bothered to go back and find each instance)
of course, with over 400 pages, there's bound to be some repetition. my real issue is why this was over 400 pages at all.
there's also this poem (page 226) about a russian woman named svetlana who's this, like, seductive, sex coach to the author? i personally don't love the stereotype, but if that's enough for you to overlook, there's also a grammatical error (missing quotation) at the end of the poem. reminder: this book had an editor!
don't worry, though, because svetlana is not the only highly sexualized woman in this book -- the author speaks of herself with this tone that i found really off-putting and cocky, and those moments where she attempts to be vulnerable remind me of that 2012 tumblr era of "she believed" and "he lied"
i did forget to take down the page number for this one, but near the end there's a poem titled "adjectives" that is ... just that. just a bunch of adjectives. again, 400+ pages for ... ?
lastly, my biggest underlying problem is that most (although, granted, not all) of these poems have no rhythm. it seems to go up until the last line in most cases, and then that last line kind of throws it off. for example, the poem "swiss-chz":
"our bodies
speaking in tongues
he's licking my lips
skin sopping with saliva
dainty nails piercing sheets
sorry"
February 14, 2024
Women deserve to take back the word 'sluts'. It doesn't belong to anybody else.
This is a hilarious, sentimental, and often sad collection of poetry from fellow Edmonton-ian Kaleigh Gold. My wife and I picked it up from a market and met the author, having her explain her art and design choices for the book. Needless to say, with a title like this one you are going to draw some heads.
The poems start off showing intimacy in a negative manner, complicating mental health, manipulation and toxicity into moving pieces of literature.
The chapters then evolve as you get to witness the growth and healing of the narroration, showing how intimacy can stitch together previous wounds and how difficult it can be to open ourselves up after trauma.
The final sections focus on the fun of love. These are beautiful, scantily, and VERY erotic. My wife and I laughed, raised our eyebrows and "ooo'd" to many of these works. It's like pornography without the potential for exploitation.
Needless to say, we had a great time with this book. It's not for everybody, but I recommend it to those longing for a different opinion on love and sex in their poems.
I also recommend it to people who will have their in-laws over and are wanting to put an eye-catching hardcover on the coffee table.
5/5 stars.
This is a hilarious, sentimental, and often sad collection of poetry from fellow Edmonton-ian Kaleigh Gold. My wife and I picked it up from a market and met the author, having her explain her art and design choices for the book. Needless to say, with a title like this one you are going to draw some heads.
The poems start off showing intimacy in a negative manner, complicating mental health, manipulation and toxicity into moving pieces of literature.
The chapters then evolve as you get to witness the growth and healing of the narroration, showing how intimacy can stitch together previous wounds and how difficult it can be to open ourselves up after trauma.
The final sections focus on the fun of love. These are beautiful, scantily, and VERY erotic. My wife and I laughed, raised our eyebrows and "ooo'd" to many of these works. It's like pornography without the potential for exploitation.
Needless to say, we had a great time with this book. It's not for everybody, but I recommend it to those longing for a different opinion on love and sex in their poems.
I also recommend it to people who will have their in-laws over and are wanting to put an eye-catching hardcover on the coffee table.
5/5 stars.
July 22, 2024
Not bad for poetry
August 21, 2024
So proud of you KG! Takes a lot to have a dream and actually follow through with publishing
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