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PublisherRed Hen Press

ISBN-101636280331

ISBN-139781636280332

eBay Product ID (ePID)21057284791

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Book TitleI Dreamed I Was Emily Dickinson's Boyfriend

Number of Pages88 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

TopicAmerican / General

GenrePoetry

AuthorRon Koertge

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2022-007283

ReviewsRon Koertge is a tenderhearted wiseguy wielding humor as asword of truth. He's able to slip inside the minds of all manner of animals,cartoon characters, heroes, and monsters as they sorrow and rejoice and feelhorny and grow old. A Barbie doll becomes an angry Old Testament God. A child'snotion of Superman and Lois Lane's mutual devotion provides a little protectionfrom full knowledge of parental infidelity. The Bride of Frankenstein erects awall of NO s. Through his deft poeticmediumship Koertge illuminates our private lives and secret fears in liberatingways. His poems subvert expectations, resist easy closure, and admit what'spoignant, funny, and heartbreaking about the hapless slapstick of being human. --Amy Gerstler, author of Scatteredat Sea New and surprising poems--sly, inventive, and deeplygood-hearted--that journey deep into the imagination's outer limits. A mannequintalks about her job, Mickey Mouse shops for shoes, and the Bride ofFrankenstein remembers her wedding night. Full of surprises and satisfying onmany levels, I Dreamed I Was Emily Dickenson's Boyfriend deserves aplace in the poetry section of every heads-up reader. --Billy Collins, author of Whale Day: And Other Poems, Ron Koertge is a tenderhearted wise guy wielding humor as a sword of truth. He's able to slip inside the minds of all manner of animals, cartoon characters, heroes, and monsters as they sorrow and rejoice and feel horny and grow old. A Barbie doll becomes an angry Old Testament God. A child's notion of Superman and Lois Lane's mutual devotion provides a little protection from full knowledge of parental infidelity. The Bride of Frankenstein erects a wall of NOs. Through his deft poetic mediumship Koertge illuminates our private lives and secret fears in liberating ways. His poems subvert expectations, resist easy closure, and admit what's poignant, funny, and heartbreaking about the hapless slapstick of being human. --Amy Gerstler, author of Scattered at Sea New and surprising poems--sly, inventive, and deeply good-hearted--that journey deep into the imagination's outer limits. A mannequin talks about her job, Mickey Mouse shops for shoes, and the Bride of Frankenstein remembers her wedding night. Full of surprises and satisfying on many levels, I Dreamed I Was Emily Dickenson's Boyfriend deserves a place in the poetry section of every heads-up reader. --Billy Collins, author of Whale Day: And Other Poems, "Detailed and full of surprises, I Dreamed I Was Emily Dickinson's Boyfriend shows what poetry can do when it doesn't take itself too seriously." --Sara Beth West, Shelf Awareness Starred Review, "New and surprising poems--sly, inventive, and deeply good-hearted--that journey deep into the imagination's outer limits. A mannequin talks about her job, Mickey Mouse shops for shoes, and the Bride of Frankenstein remembers her wedding night. Full of surprises and satisfying on many levels, I Dreamed I Was Emily Dickenson's Boyfriend deserves a place in the poetry section of every heads-up reader." -- Billy Collins , author of Whale Day: And Other Poems

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal811.54

SynopsisI Dreamed I Was Emily Dickinson's Boyfriend easily solidifies his reputation as a poet who is very funny and also very serious. In these surprising and delightful poems, a mannequin joins the Me Too movement, a summer job turns into a lesson in class distinctions, and Jane Austen makes a surprise appearance at a mall. Ron Koertge's uniquely playful imagination is on display in poem after poem.

LC Classification NumberPS3561.O347I3 2022