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Free Stallion: Poems
By Amber Tamblyn and Jack Hirschman
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Although Amber Tamblyn is best known as the star of the smash hit Joan of Arcadia, she is a serious poet, mentored by Jack Hirshman, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and other San Francisco Beat poets. She has self-published two chapbooks, and her poems have appeared in books published by City Lights. Here is her first collection of poems specifically for teens. The poems relate to teen issues such as love and relationships, and all are influenced by Amber's feminist sensibility. An introduction by Jack Hirshman puts her poetry in a literary context, and her personal introduction gives insight into her poems and helps readers access them. Amber's celebrity will help bring the value of poetry to a new, wider audience.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateOct 27, 2009
ISBN9781442407282
Author
Amber Tamblyn
Amber Tamblyn is an author, actress and director. She's been nominated for an Emmy, Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award for her work in television and film. She is the author of three books of poetry including the critically acclaimed best seller, Dark Sparkler. Her debut novel Any Man will be released in June of 2018 on Harper Perennial and a book of non-fiction essays for Crown in 2019. Most recently she wrote and directed the feature film, “Paint it Black”, based on the novel by Janet Fitch, starring Alia Shawkat, Janet McTeer and Alfred Molina, currently on Netflix. She reviews books of poetry by women for Bust Magazine, is a contributing writer for The New York Times and is a founding member of Time’s Up. She lives in New York.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The poems in this book are abstract and colorful, poems that make you think, poems that surprise you. That's what I love about this book. I liked Amber Tamblyn as an actress, and now I totally love her as a writer.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I love Amber Tamblyn. I first became a fan of hers from the show Joan of Arcadia, and then she went on to do movies such as Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Amber is an amazing actress so I knew I had to get this book of poems she wrote. She did not disappoint!I never used to like poems because I never could understand what they author was trying to say. But as I got older I realized maybe thats a good thing. This way you can have your own interpretation. Amber is such a great writer. Her style of writing poems is nothing like I have seen before. While some you may read and not know why she wrote it, but you can walk away think how you interpreted it. If you love poems, get this book. If you didn't, like me before, still get this. You will see a different side of Amber.
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