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Sunbathing on Tyrone Power's Grave
** Gold Medal in Poetry from the Independent Publisher Books Awards ** In Kim Dower’s fourth collection, Sunbathing on Tyrone Power’s Grave, death has never felt so alive! Alluring titles to haunting last lines, the poems in Dower’s fourth collection soothe, terrify, and always surprise, revealing the extraordinary within the ordinary. Acclaimed for combining the accessible and profound, humor and heartache, Dower’s poetry continues to be quirky, dark, sexy, disarmingly candid, and moving, and here she explores the landscape of death and its intersections with love, longing, obsession, sadness, joy, and beauty. Wise and soaring, these poems bravely imagine another life beyond the one we all know where even the angels surrounding the graves are wearing bikinis, smoking Kool Lights.
- GenresPoetry
104 pages, Paperback
Published April 1, 2019
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About the author
Kim Dower
7 books28 followers"What She Wants: Poems on Obsession, Desire, Despair, Euphoria showcases Kim Dower's distinctive and engaging style when it comes to crafting emotionally engaging, resonating, and memorable verse. Her word smithing, poetry based storytelling skills are truly impressive, making What She Wants especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, community, and college/university library Contemporary American Poetry collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists.”
-Midwest Book Review
Kim Dower is the bestselling poet of six collections from Red Hen Press. Her latest, What She Wants: Poems on Obsession, Desire, Despair Euphoria, will be published on January 14th, 2025. Kim was City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood from October 2016 to October 2018. I Wore This Dress Today for You, Mom (2022), an Eric Hoffer Book Award Finalist, was called a “fantastic collection” by The Washington Post, “impressively insightful, thought-provoking, and truly memorable” by The Midwest Book Review, and Shelf-Awareness said, “These gorgeous gems are energized by the sheer power of her wit and irreverent style.” Sunbathing on Tyrone Power’s Grave (2019) won the 2020 Independent Publishers Book Award Gold Medal for Poetry. Her first collection, Air Kissing on Mars (2010), appeared on the Poetry Foundation’s Contemporary Best Sellers list and was described by the Los Angeles Times as “sensual and evocative … seamlessly combining humor and heartache.” Kim’s work has been featured in numerous literary journals including Plume, Ploughshares, Rattle, The James Dickey Review, and Garrison Keillor's “The Writer's Almanac,” and her poems are included in several anthologies. She has taught in numerous writing programs across the country, from the B.A. program at Antioch University Los Angeles to Emerson College in Boston. Next year, Kim celebrates the 40th anniversary of her literary and media services company, Kim-from-L.A. Born and raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and a graduate of Emerson College’s Creative Writing BFA program, Kim now lives with her family in West Hollywood, CA. To learn more about Kim, visit her poetry website: www.kimdowerpoetry.com.
-Midwest Book Review
Kim Dower is the bestselling poet of six collections from Red Hen Press. Her latest, What She Wants: Poems on Obsession, Desire, Despair Euphoria, will be published on January 14th, 2025. Kim was City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood from October 2016 to October 2018. I Wore This Dress Today for You, Mom (2022), an Eric Hoffer Book Award Finalist, was called a “fantastic collection” by The Washington Post, “impressively insightful, thought-provoking, and truly memorable” by The Midwest Book Review, and Shelf-Awareness said, “These gorgeous gems are energized by the sheer power of her wit and irreverent style.” Sunbathing on Tyrone Power’s Grave (2019) won the 2020 Independent Publishers Book Award Gold Medal for Poetry. Her first collection, Air Kissing on Mars (2010), appeared on the Poetry Foundation’s Contemporary Best Sellers list and was described by the Los Angeles Times as “sensual and evocative … seamlessly combining humor and heartache.” Kim’s work has been featured in numerous literary journals including Plume, Ploughshares, Rattle, The James Dickey Review, and Garrison Keillor's “The Writer's Almanac,” and her poems are included in several anthologies. She has taught in numerous writing programs across the country, from the B.A. program at Antioch University Los Angeles to Emerson College in Boston. Next year, Kim celebrates the 40th anniversary of her literary and media services company, Kim-from-L.A. Born and raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and a graduate of Emerson College’s Creative Writing BFA program, Kim now lives with her family in West Hollywood, CA. To learn more about Kim, visit her poetry website: www.kimdowerpoetry.com.
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June 4, 2021
A really super poetry collection. Definitely a book that I’ll keep. Also, a book I’ll highly recommend.
June 16, 2020
A singular collection of raw, unflinching, and unconventional poetry. This collection rests in the uncomfortable in order to expose its familiarity.
November 9, 2019
This was my introduction to the poetry of Kim Dower and I loved every page! 'It's So Hot, I'm Getting Stupid' and 'Alternative Facts' are two favorites. Dark, funny, strange, surreal, and vividly autobiographical. Can't wait to read some of her earlier collections next!
December 7, 2022
A lovely book of poetry that had me pausing many times to reread and let them soak in. From one Emerson alum to another, I'm so glad I picked up this book. Can't wait to dive into more of what Dower has to offer.
July 19, 2022
Some really good ones- like the one about thumb sucking and dead dogs :(
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