{"product_id":"late-night-talk-show-fantasy-jennifer-dotson-9781952326035","title":"Late Night Talk Show Fantasy and Other Poems","description":"Jennifer Dotson's poems-as-monologues range from subjects broadly cultural to intimately personal-say, Demeter, Jack and the Beanstalk, and the poet's trials with driving lessons. Delivered with self-effacing wit and deft comedic timing, the \"talk\" readers encounter here arrives casually if paradoxically within an array of traditional poetic forms. What's notable is how transparent such forms appear, each the apposite vessel for a poem's chitchat. \u003cp\u003e Kevin Stein, Illinois Poet Laureate 2003-2017\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a \"guest list\" that includes the Bionic Woman, Dionysus (in crisis) and a teenaged Jesus, \u003ci\u003e Late Night Talk Show Fantasy \u003c\/i\u003eis a fun, funny, and insightful collection perfect for curling up with in bed. Dotson's poems are often surprising and always accessible, inviting the reader not just as an observer, but as an engaged participant. In essence, it's a pleasure to join in as this \"world-famous poet\/drinks the champagne\/and rides the bubbles.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jan Bottiglieri, author of\u003ci\u003e Everything Seems Significant: the Blade Runner Poems \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAlloy \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLate Night Talk Show Fantasy \u0026amp; Other Poems, \u003c\/i\u003epoet Jennifer Dotson creatively and humorously reweaves myths, fairy tales, lives of minor celebrities and advertising taglines; gets personal with family secrets and driving lesson foibles; and plays skillfully with rhymes and forms such as the villanelle, Luc Bat and pantoum. In poem after poem, from prepping for the apocalypse to wearing basic black, Dotson takes us along on a fantastic romp through her wide range of poetic talents. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Cynthia Gallaher, author of\u003ci\u003e Epicurean Ecstasy: More Poems About Food, Drink, Herbs \u0026amp; Spices, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFrugal Poets' Guide to Life: How to Live a Poetic Life, Even If You Aren't a Poet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer Dotson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952326036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952326035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jennifer Dotson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486499582207,"sku":"9781952326035","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_00913cba-0a76-44b4-94fc-8cbd6b596d61.jpg?v=1778055717","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/late-night-talk-show-fantasy-jennifer-dotson-9781952326035","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}