Anthology of Really Important Modern Poetry, The - Softcover

Petras, Kathryn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 076116782X ISBN 13: 9780761167822

Publisher: Workman Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Required reading from great poets of our time. Drew Barrymore: "Upon Pondering Breasts." Tom Cruise: "An Exegesis on Psychiatry." Ann Coulter: "My Kind of Fun." And Trump and Sheen and Snooki, John Boehner and Michelle Bachman, Miley and Ke$ha. Hugo Chavez. Even a Zen haiku by Emmitt Smith: I think it's his self-confidence in himself that makes him confident. With their great gift for curating the inane public utterances of celebrities, politicians, and other self-important loudmouths, Kathryn and Ross Petras offer a timeless collection of "found" poetry - real quotes formatted as verse for hilarious and surprising effect. The quotes are inherently addictive and funny - but turning them into verse intensifies the effect, making the words even more ridiculous, parodies to revel in. And the Petrases take it one step further: organizing the poems by themes, introducing each work with a Norton Anthology mock seriousness, discussing "schools," and larding the text with footnotes, "The Anthology of Really Important Modern Poetry" is pure deadpan pleasure. A whiff of Emily Dickinson in Ann Coulter? It's literary treasure, right under our noses.

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Paperback. Pub Date :2012-03-27 Pages: 256 Language: English Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Required reading from great poets of our time Drew Barrymore:. . Upon Pondering Breasts Tom Cruise: An Exegesis on Psychiatry. Ann Coulter: My Kind of Fun. And Trump and Sheen and Snooki. John Boehner and Michelle Bachman. Miley and Keha Hugo Chavez Even a Zen haiku by Emmitt Smith:.. I think it's his self-confidence in himself that makes him confident . With their great gift for curating the inane public utterances of celebrities. politicians. and other self-important loudmouths. Kathryn and Ross Petras offer a timeless collection of found poetry-real quotes formatted as verse for hilarious and surprising effect. The quotes . are inherently addictive and funny-but turning them into verse intensifies the effect. making the words even more ridiculous. parodies to revel in And th...

About the Author:

Kathryn and Ross Petras, sister and brother, are great curators of quotes whose calendar, The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said, has sold over 4.6 million copies. Kathryn Petras lives in Seattle. Ross and Kathryn Petras, brother and sister, are great curators of quotes whose calendar, The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said, has sold over 4.6 million copies. Ross Petras lives in Toronto.

About this edition

• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 076116782X
• ISBN 13: 9780761167822
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256