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Gloriously awful poems that accidentally achieve genius.
Very Bad Poetry
$27.86
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
25 March 1997
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Summary
Writing very bad poetry requires talent. It helps to have a wooden ear for words, a penchant for sinking into a mire of sentimentality, and an enviable confidence that allows one to write despite absolutely appalling incompetence.
The 131 poems collected in this first-of-its-kind anthology are so glaringly awful that they embody a kind of genius. From Fred Emerson Brooks’ “The Stuttering Lover” to Matthew Green’s “The Spleen” to Georgia Bailey Parrington’s misguided “An Elegy to a Dis…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679776222 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0679776222 |
| Author: | Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 25 March 1997 |
| Weight: | 130g |
| Dimensions: | 189mm x 114mm x 10mm |
| Series: | Vintage |
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About The Author
Kathryn Petras
Kathryn and Ross Petras are a brother and sister team who wrote The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said. They live in New York City.
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