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Look Mom I'm a Poet (and So Is My Cat)
by Andrew Shaffer
This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.
Pub Date
Jun 01 2021
| Archive Date
Aug 15 2021
Description
For fans of SNL’S DEEP THOUGHTS BY JACK HANDEY and BILLY COLLINS, a new book of humor from New York Times bestseller Andrew Shaffer (Hope Never Dies: An Obama Biden Mystery).
In his first full-length poetry collection featuring over five dozen new and selected poems, humorist Andrew Shaffer explores our modern world from Fortnite (“I don’t care”) to pretentious Instagram poets (“Lord Byron would have drunk wine from your hipster skull”).
Look Mom I’m a Poet (and So Is My Cat) is playful, hilarious, and accessible to readers who don’t know poetry from a hole in the ground.*
144 pages of new and collected poems. With original B&W photos by the author.
*Holes in the ground are filled with snakes. As every verse jockey worth their meter knows, there are no snakes in poems.
For fans of SNL’S DEEP THOUGHTS BY JACK HANDEY and BILLY COLLINS, a new book of humor from New York Times bestseller Andrew Shaffer (Hope Never Dies: An Obama Biden Mystery).
In his first full-length...
Description
For fans of SNL’S DEEP THOUGHTS BY JACK HANDEY and BILLY COLLINS, a new book of humor from New York Times bestseller Andrew Shaffer (Hope Never Dies: An Obama Biden Mystery).
In his first full-length poetry collection featuring over five dozen new and selected poems, humorist Andrew Shaffer explores our modern world from Fortnite (“I don’t care”) to pretentious Instagram poets (“Lord Byron would have drunk wine from your hipster skull”).
Look Mom I’m a Poet (and So Is My Cat) is playful, hilarious, and accessible to readers who don’t know poetry from a hole in the ground.*
144 pages of new and collected poems. With original B&W photos by the author.
*Holes in the ground are filled with snakes. As every verse jockey worth their meter knows, there are no snakes in poems.
A Note From the Publisher
TRADE PAPERBACK DISTRIBUTED BY INGRAM. ADDITIONAL FORMATS AVAILABLE: Amazon Kindle Edition: B08BBX791S ($4.99) • Apple Books Edition: 1518895577 ($4.99) • B&N Nook Edition: 2940162636274 ($4.99) • Kobo Edition: 978-0-463404348 ($4.99) • Library Hardcover Binding: 978-1-949769371 ($25) • Library Overdrive eBook: 978-0-463404348 ($14.99)
TRADE PAPERBACK DISTRIBUTED BY INGRAM. ADDITIONAL FORMATS AVAILABLE: Amazon Kindle Edition: B08BBX791S ($4.99) • Apple Books Edition: 1518895577 ($4.99) • B&N Nook Edition: 2940162636274 ($4.99) •...
A Note From the Publisher
TRADE PAPERBACK DISTRIBUTED BY INGRAM. ADDITIONAL FORMATS AVAILABLE: Amazon Kindle Edition: B08BBX791S ($4.99) • Apple Books Edition: 1518895577 ($4.99) • B&N Nook Edition: 2940162636274 ($4.99) • Kobo Edition: 978-0-463404348 ($4.99) • Library Hardcover Binding: 978-1-949769371 ($25) • Library Overdrive eBook: 978-0-463404348 ($14.99)
Advance Praise
“Always funny.” —
LitReactor on Andrew Shaffer
“The literary equivalent of a good Saturday Night Live skit.” —
The Hollywood Reporter on Andrew Shaffer's Fifty Shames of Earl Grey
“A pro at parodies.”
— The Associated Press on Andrew Shaffer
“As silly as it sounds.” —
Kirkus Reviews on Andrew Shaffer's Hope Rides Again
: An Obama Biden Mystery
“You’re not funny and if I ever met you I would punch you in the face.”
— Amazon Customer on Fifty Shames of Earl Grey
“Always funny.” —
LitReactor on Andrew Shaffer
“The literary equivalent of a good Saturday Night Live skit.” —
The Hollywood Reporter on Andrew Shaffer's Fifty Shames of Earl Grey
“A pro at...
Advance Praise
“Always funny.” —
LitReactor on Andrew Shaffer
“The literary equivalent of a good Saturday Night Live skit.” —
The Hollywood Reporter on Andrew Shaffer's Fifty Shames of Earl Grey
“A pro at parodies.”
— The Associated Press on Andrew Shaffer
“As silly as it sounds.” —
Kirkus Reviews on Andrew Shaffer's Hope Rides Again
: An Obama Biden Mystery
“You’re not funny and if I ever met you I would punch you in the face.”
— Amazon Customer on Fifty Shames of Earl Grey
Marketing Plan
• Targeted NetGalley e-mail campaign
• Multi-event virtual author tour
• Online social media advertising campaign
• National and local print reviews and features
• Author website pre-order campaign with signed books and pre-order bundles
• Firing a live possum into space with a very powerful slingshot
• Targeted NetGalley e-mail campaign
• Multi-event virtual author tour
• Online social media advertising campaign
• National and local print reviews and features
• Author website pre-order campaign with...
Marketing Plan
• Targeted NetGalley e-mail campaign
• Multi-event virtual author tour
• Online social media advertising campaign
• National and local print reviews and features
• Author website pre-order campaign with signed books and pre-order bundles
• Firing a live possum into space with a very powerful slingshot
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Paperback |
| ISBN |
9781949769142 |
| PRICE |
$14.99 (USD)
|
Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Paperback |
| ISBN |
9781949769142 |
| PRICE |
$14.99 (USD)
|
Average rating from 74 members
Featured Reviews
Educator 771433
Oh this was so fun!
I laughed so much reading these!
Serious at times, humorous more often than not, this collection is for fans of Jack Handey for sure. Just such a good time I read right through it and was sad it ended! Definitely recommend! I love it so much I want to go read it again and look for more by this author.
Thank you to NetGalley and 8th Circle Entertainment for letting me read this in exchange for an honest review.
Amber O, Reviewer
I am a recent reader of poetry and this is spot on for a newbie. There's plenty of humor and feeling the feels with this one. It's also a quick read since I flipped through it page by page for the purpose of this review. I always prefer poetry books in print version so I can markup and take notes. I appreciate the #sponsored poems as well!
Would recommend.
Seher M, Reviewer
Thank you, NetGalley for this ARC!
Andrew Shaffer is a mood. And I'm going to buy this for everyone I know. From the cover to the actual poems, this is absolutely fantastic!
Jeremy M, Bookseller
This was HILARIOUS. I'm not a 'laugh out loud' kind of person, but Andrew Shaffer had me giggling at work while trying to pretend I was actually working. The front of the book has a section called "Nice Things People Are Saying About Andrew Shaffer" had me dyingggggg.
My favorite? "You're not funny and if I ever met you I would punch you in the face." - Amazon Customer
My favorite poem was Beautiful You. Andrew Shaffer clearly shows that he could write the kind of poetry we see on instagram and twitter, that he has a prose that can be gorgeous, but he always turns it on the last few lines and it KILLS me.
This was so so funny. Loved it..
Joel S, Reviewer
The Jack Handey Blurb is Fair
For me, Handey's "Deep Thoughts" hit the target about 80% of the time, which is surprisingly high for a collection of whimsical, oddball thoughts. Shaffer's poems were a bit more hit or miss, but still very much worth looking at. There are a few "I have to read you this" selections, which is always a terrific sign. I don't know about the cat, but Shaffer can stay his Mom's Poet Laureate.
Dalton S, Reviewer
These poems had me screaming from laughter and crying al at the same time.
If you're looking for a collection that will make you laugh and cry, this is for you. And the pictures are super good and add a unique element to this book.
Featured Reviews
Educator 771433
Oh this was so fun!
I laughed so much reading these!
Serious at times, humorous more often than not, this collection is for fans of Jack Handey for sure. Just such a good time I read right through it and was sad it ended! Definitely recommend! I love it so much I want to go read it again and look for more by this author.
Thank you to NetGalley and 8th Circle Entertainment for letting me read this in exchange for an honest review.
Amber O, Reviewer
I am a recent reader of poetry and this is spot on for a newbie. There's plenty of humor and feeling the feels with this one. It's also a quick read since I flipped through it page by page for the purpose of this review. I always prefer poetry books in print version so I can markup and take notes. I appreciate the #sponsored poems as well!
Would recommend.
Seher M, Reviewer
Thank you, NetGalley for this ARC!
Andrew Shaffer is a mood. And I'm going to buy this for everyone I know. From the cover to the actual poems, this is absolutely fantastic!
Jeremy M, Bookseller
This was HILARIOUS. I'm not a 'laugh out loud' kind of person, but Andrew Shaffer had me giggling at work while trying to pretend I was actually working. The front of the book has a section called "Nice Things People Are Saying About Andrew Shaffer" had me dyingggggg.
My favorite? "You're not funny and if I ever met you I would punch you in the face." - Amazon Customer
My favorite poem was Beautiful You. Andrew Shaffer clearly shows that he could write the kind of poetry we see on instagram and twitter, that he has a prose that can be gorgeous, but he always turns it on the last few lines and it KILLS me.
This was so so funny. Loved it..
Joel S, Reviewer
The Jack Handey Blurb is Fair
For me, Handey's "Deep Thoughts" hit the target about 80% of the time, which is surprisingly high for a collection of whimsical, oddball thoughts. Shaffer's poems were a bit more hit or miss, but still very much worth looking at. There are a few "I have to read you this" selections, which is always a terrific sign. I don't know about the cat, but Shaffer can stay his Mom's Poet Laureate.
Dalton S, Reviewer
These poems had me screaming from laughter and crying al at the same time.
If you're looking for a collection that will make you laugh and cry, this is for you. And the pictures are super good and add a unique element to this book.
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