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Dearest Creature - (Penguin Poets) by Amy Gerstler (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Dearest Creature - (Penguin Poets) by Amy Gerstler (Paperback)

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  • A surreal new collection from an acclaimed poet Hallucinogenic plants chant in chorus.
  • L.A. Times Book Prize (Poetry) 2009 3rd Winner
  • About the Author: Amy Gerstler is a writer of fiction, poetry, and journalism whose work has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, including the Paris Review and Best American Poetry.
  • 96 Pages
  • Poetry, American
  • Series Name: Penguin Poets

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A surreal new collection from an acclaimed poet

Hallucinogenic plants chant in chorus. A thoughtful dog grants an interview. A caterpillar offers life advice. Amy Gerstler's newest collection of poetry, Dearest Creature, marries fact and fiction in a menagerie of dramatic monologues, twisted love poems, and epistolary pleadings. Drawing on sources as disparate as Lewis Carroll and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, as well as abnormal psychology, etiquette, and archaeology texts, these darkly imaginative poems probe what it means to be a sentient, temporary, flesh-and-blood beast, to be hopelessly, vividly creaturely.



About the Author



Amy Gerstler is a writer of fiction, poetry, and journalism whose work has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, including the Paris Review and Best American Poetry. Her 1990 book Bitter Angel won the National Book Critics Circle Award. Previous titles from Penguin are Crown of Weeds, 1997, and Nerve Storm, 1993.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 5.76 Inches (W) x .31 Inches (D)
Weight: .32 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 96
Genre: Poetry
Sub-Genre: American
Series Title: Penguin Poets
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Author: Amy Gerstler
Language: English
Street Date: September 1, 2009
TCIN: 1003270321
UPC: 9780143116356
Item Number (DPCI): 247-10-8645
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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