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Everything Is Everything - by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz (Paperback)
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Highlights
- In her fifth collection of poetry, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz polishes her obsessions until they gleam.Whether she is exhuming the bizarre ("Cryptozoology" and "A Short History of Unusual Fish"), exorcising her demons ("Hog Butcher of Workshop Table" and "On Why I Shouldn't Read Books"), or celebrating the uncelebrated oddballs of the world ("Little Heard True Stories of Benjamin Franklin" and "Crack Squirrels"), Aptowicz's poetry sings and singes.
- Author(s): Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz
- 116 Pages
- Poetry, American
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About the Book
The latest collection from poet Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, filled with crack squirrels and el chupacabra!
Book Synopsis
In her fifth collection of poetry, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz polishes her obsessions until they gleam.Whether she is exhuming the bizarre ("Cryptozoology" and "A Short History of Unusual Fish"), exorcising her demons ("Hog Butcher of Workshop Table" and "On Why I Shouldn't Read Books"), or celebrating the uncelebrated oddballs of the world ("Little Heard True Stories of Benjamin Franklin" and "Crack Squirrels"), Aptowicz's poetry sings and singes. Everything is Everything illuminates the dark corners of the curiosity cabinet, shining the light on everything that is utterly strange, wonderfully absurd and 100% true.
Praise
"hilariously spunky... no-nonsense poetry."
-Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times
"Sometimes you plod through the day, bumping into people, tripping over your own feet. But then there are those remarkable days when you move through the world as stealthly as ninja. The latter is how the poems move in this book. Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz spits in her hands, grabs the sledgehammer, swings it hard, and rings that bell in poem after poem after poem. Everything is Everything is a winning collection chock full of swift, honest, smart, funny, and even tender poems that go up to 11."
-Jennifer Knox, author of Drunk by Noon
"Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz admits it herself-she's "a fool for the poetry." And I take her at her word. In the Tarot, the fool is wise and exuberant, mystical, clever, tuned into the world. In Everything is Everything, Aptowicz is indeed the divine fool, traveling her United States of Poetry and beyond. She is a poet of Americana-dead presidents (both the leaders and the money), ambitions big and small, ancient history trivia and pop culture, animals, children, impersonators and authenticity. Aptowicz's poems are animated, brimming with celebration. Everything is Everything is a stunning and dazzling book."
-Denise Duhamel, author of Ka-Ching!
Review Quotes
Aptowicz always finds something interesting to say. And that's why her poetry is so endearing. Often quirky, funny, and downright bizarre, Everything is Everything addresses numerous topics via confessional free verse.
- Jason Jordan, decomP Magazine
Everything is Everything offers an insight few collections of verse accomplish; combining carefully crafted allegory, nerd-pop observationalism, and the footnotes you could only hope to find scribbled on the pages of a dusty library history text.
- Katie Moore, The Legendary
Funny, smart, and a little macabre, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz speaks eloquently and expertly for a generation raised on trivia, tabloid journalism, and black coffee.
- Marc Shuster, Small Press Reviews
Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.6 Inches (W) x .3 Inches (D)
Weight: .35 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 116
Genre: Poetry
Sub-Genre: American
Publisher: Write Bloody Publishing
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz
Language: English
Street Date: January 1, 2010
TCIN: 90118202
UPC: 9780984251513
Item Number (DPCI): 247-13-6073
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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