Ka-Ching!

"Ka-Ching!" is a book of poems that explores America's obsession with money. It also includes a crown of sonnets about e-bay, sestinas on the subjects of Sean Penn and the main characters of fairytales, a pantoum that riffs on a childhood riddle, and a villanelle inspired by bathroom grafitti.

About the author

Denise Duhamel is a distinguished university professor in the MFA program at Florida International University in Miami. Her previous books include Second Story, Scald, Blowout, Ka-Ching!, Two and Two, and Queen for a Day: Selected and New Poems. She is a recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Summary

Ka-Ching! is a book of poems that explores America's obsession with money. It also includes a crown of sonnets about e-bay, sestinas on the subjects of Sean Penn and the main characters of fairytales, a pantoum that riffs on a childhood riddle, and a villanelle inspired by bathroom grafitti.

Product details

• Authors: Denise Duhamel
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2009
• EAN: 9780822960218
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-6021-8
• No. of pages: 72
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 231 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 171 g
• Series: Pitt Poetry (Paperback); Pitt Poetry Series; Pitt Poetry; Pitt Poetry Series
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama