I Dreamed I Was Emily Dickinson's Boyfriend

Name: I Dreamed I Was Emily Dickinson's Boyfriend
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SKU: 9781636280332
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By Ron Koertge

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I Dreamed I Was Emily Dickinson's Boyfriend showcases Ron Koertge's playful and serious poetic voice through a series of surprising and delightful poems. The collection features a mannequin joining the Me Too movement, reflections on class distinctions during a summer job, and an unexpected visit from Jane Austen at a mall, highlighting Koertge's imaginative approach to poetry.
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This book is ideal for readers who appreciate contemporary poetry with wit and imagination, especially those interested in cultural and social themes presented with humour.

Ron Koertge is a poet who wants to bring his readers nothing but pleasure.

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I Dreamed I Was Emily Dickinson's Boyfriend easily solidifies Ron Koertge's reputation as a poet who is both very funny and 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.

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Shelf Awareness praises the collection as "detailed and full of surprises," noting it demonstrates "what poetry can do when it doesn't take itself too seriously."

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781636280332

Publisher: Red Hen Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 November 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Red Hen Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 88

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Poetry Ron Koertge

About the Author

Ron Koertge, a long-time resident of South Pasadena, taught at Pasadena City College for thirty-seven years. A prolific writer, he has published more than thirty books of poetry and prose. Some of his most recent books are Fever (Red Hen Press, 2006), Indigo (Red Hen Press, 2009), The Ogre’s Wife (Red Hen Press, 2013), and Vampire Planet (Red Hen Press, 2015). He is the recipient of grants from the NEA and the California Arts Council and has poems in two volumes of Best American Poetry (1999 and 2005). A recent Pushcart Prize winner, he is also the author of “Negative Space,” the prose poem upon which the stop-motion film by the same name was based and was shortlisted for an Oscar in Animated Short Films in 2018.