The New York City poetry scene of the 90’s was off
the chain, as the saying goes. Unlike today's post Giuliani-era, there was
poetry gigs galore! You could actually attend a poetry reading every night of
the week and still not cover all the events that were going on during that time
period. Folks came from all over the
five boroughs and beyond. They flocked to these poetry dives for a multitude of
reasons. Some came to read their latest pieces, others to show-off their new
gear. And there were those who simply came to meet another lonely soul to tag-up with
for the night.
Yep! The 90’s poetry landscape was also the perfect
pick-up spot for the salacious wordsmiths to find a kindred soul. That’s where
I met a voluptuous poetress, whose name I obscured for personal reasons. So we’ll
just call her Anne. Anne and I met back in the days at a swanky performance gig
called “The Knitting Factory,” which was run by a great poet and eclectic host
from Louisiana named Yictove. Yictove loved to combine live jazz music with
poetry. As a result his venue was one of the hottest shows in town!
Anyway, while I was digging the live band which
rhythmically exploded on the stage behind ole Yictove, I met and struck up a
lively conversation with the sensuous poet, Anne. She was a social butterfly,
to be sure; a woman certain of her beauty and sexual powers. Anne was an erotic
vixen that made it clear to me she was looking for an exciting one-nighter and I had just been chosen
for the lottery.
The affair didn’t last long, but she must’ve left a
lasting impression upon me, because she became the catalyst for one of the main
female characters in my novel, The
Shaitan. In this fictional story I named her Amy Glenfeld.
Amy Glenfeld is a lovely, tall, blonde socialite,
who likes to frequent the New York City poetry haunts, to express her sexuality
through the spoken word. She also likes to scour the scene in search of a male
lover for the night.
Her sexual exploration leads her into the messy life
of U.S. Army Ranger, Staff Sergeant Hank Donaldson, who is foraging through the
New York poetry landscape in search of an enigmatic terrorist.
It also leads her into the clutches of someone more
sinister.
To find out more of this dangerous liaison, purchase
and read an electronic copy of my new action-thriller-novel, The Shaitan.
If you want to view my Smashwords
Author Profile visit: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/ObsidianBlade64
To view a few sample pages or to
purchase The Shaitan visit: https://smashwords.com/books/view/573076 (Note: You must 1st remove “adult content” filter from top
right hand corner of Smashword page to access the book, by clicking the “Adult
Content” button before
searching for book title The Shaitan
in search field).
THE SHAITAN IS CURRENTLY BEING SOLD AT THESE LOCATIONS:
Barnes & Noble Bookstore: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-shaitan-daniel-canada/1123886050?ean=2940152342888
The Shaitan is not sold on Amazon.com at this time.
You can also check the comments I
will be posting about the making of the book as well as background material out
on these social media sites:
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Bon appetite!
Daniel Canada aka Obsidian
