Bukowski in a sundress : confessions from a writing life
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Published
New York : Penguin Books, [2016].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780143128465, 0143128469
Physical Desc
205 pages ; 22 cm
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Headquarters Library - Adult Biography | BIO ADDONIZIO,K 2016 | In |
Headquarters Library - Adult Biography | BIO ADDONIZIO,K 2016 | In |
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Published
New York : Penguin Books, [2016].
Language
English
ISBN
9780143128465, 0143128469
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Description
"A dazzling, edgy, laugh-out-loud memoir from the award-winning poet and novelist that reflects on writing, drinking, dating, and more, Kim Addonizio is used to being exposed. As a writer of provocative poems and stories, she has encountered success along with snark: one critic dismissed her as "Charles Bukowski in a sundress." ("Why not Walt Whitman in a sparkly tutu?" she muses.) Now, in this utterly original memoir in essays, she opens up to chronicle the joys and indignities in the life of a writer wandering through middle age. Addonizio vividly captures moments of inspiration at the writing desk (or bed) and adventures on the road--from a champagne-and-vodka-fueled one-night stand at a writing conference to sparsely attended readings at remote Midwestern colleges. Her crackling, unfiltered wit brings colorful life to pieces like "What Writers Do All Day," "How to Fall for a Younger Man," and "Necrophilia" (that is, sexual attraction to men who are dead inside). And she turns a tender yet still comic eye to her family: her father, who sparked her love of poetry; her mother, a former tennis champion who struggled through Parkinson's at the end of her life; and her daughter, who at a young age chanced upon some erotica she had written for Penthouse. At once intimate and outrageous, Addonizio's memoir radiates all the wit and heartbreak and ever-sexy grittiness that her fans have come to love--and that new readers will not soon forget"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Addonizio, K. (2016). Bukowski in a sundress: confessions from a writing life . Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Addonizio, Kim, 1954-. 2016. Bukowski in a Sundress: Confessions From a Writing Life. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Addonizio, Kim, 1954-. Bukowski in a Sundress: Confessions From a Writing Life Penguin Books, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Addonizio, Kim. Bukowski in a Sundress: Confessions From a Writing Life Penguin Books, 2016.
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