Poetry. VS. is a collection of poems chronicling a foray into the world of amateur boxing by a shy, bookish woman you'd never expect could hit someone in the face. Throughout these poems the author reflects on what it means to be a woman and a boxer, as well as a poet and a boxer. Part instruction manual, part rationalization, VS. is ultimately about the fights, both mental and physical, we all must confront.
Author City: WINNIPEG, MB CAN
Kerry Ryan's poems have appeared in literary journals across the country. Her first collection, The Sleeping Life (The Muses' Company, 2008) was nominated for the Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry in 2009. In March 2009, she competed in, and won, a white collar boxing match. Most recently, she is the author of VS. (Anvil Press, 2010).
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