Where were you when you first read Ariel? Who were you? What has changed in your life? In the lives of women? In My Ariel Sina Queyras barges into one of the iconic texts of the twentieth century with her own family baggage in tow exploring and exploding the cultural norms forms and procedures that frame and contain the lives of women. When I am a bitch I feel in such good company. Nice girls never gave me anything but trouble Eating the ground out from under me then waving As I fall. Pity one has to die to see how liberating Bad can be. But what news had I of my own self? Words landed like razors hours tinkled suitors arrived. Listen you ll think otherwise but I tell you betrayal Is your Get Out of Jail Free card. Take it Don t look back. Of course you will. Look back. We always do we who adore the muscle Of our cashmere cells a cock that makes Our knees weak. Darlings don t be sweet Or serviceable. Don t accommodate Write in blood or don t bother ... Sina Queyras was born in Manitoba and grew up on the road in western Canada. She has since lived in Vancouver Toronto Montreal New York Philadelphia and Calgary. Most recently she is the author of the poetry collection MxT which received the QWF Award for poetry the Pat Lowther Award and the ReLit award for poetry. She has taught creative writing at Rutgers Haverford and Concordia University in Montreal where she currently lives.