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A Choir of Honest Killers is an episodic novel exploring his creative climb out of the gritty underbelly of anger and shame, into the dissolution of tragedy addiction and the unmistakable clearing ahead. Having toured the world performing poetry for the last twenty-five years, navigating the blunt loneliness of life on the road and a rotating cast of unlikely antagonists, Buddy keenly unpacks topics like the intense overcompensation of his masculinity, growing up terribly queer in the south, the detriments of public shame, a toxic fear of intimacy and the devastation of a failed major relationship. Wakefield revs up for his relay race to the light with refreshing humor and insight by finding meditation as the love of his life, accepting bliss and learning to let go. While the poetry in A Choir of Honest Killers undeniably throws plenty of insightful punches, it's the through-story about moving from devastation to frequent serendipity that gives the book pace. But it's worth noting, as Wakefield writes, ""Perfect probably isn't what you think it is.""

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Buddy Wakefield is an actor, writer, producer, and three-time world champion spoken word artist. In 2004 he won the first Individual World Poetry Slam Finals, then went on to share the stage with nearly every notable performance poet in the world in over 2000 venues internationally. He is the most toured performance poet in history. He is the founder of Writers Anonymous and was the producer and host of Heavy Hitters Festival 2020. Wakefield, who isn't concerned with what poetry is or is not, delivers raw, rounded, and disarming performances of humor and heart.

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