Love Poems for People with Children, John Kenney
Love Poems for People with Children, John Kenney
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Love Poems for People with Children

Author: John Kenney

Narrator: John Kenney

Unabridged: 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 02/04/2020

Synopsis

In the spirit of his wildly popular New Yorker pieces and the New York Times bestseller Love Poems for Married People, Thurber-prize winner John Kenney presents a hilarious new collection of poetry for people with children.

With the same brilliant wit and hilarious realism that made Love Poems for Married People such a hit, John Kenney is back with a brand new collection of poems, this time taking on the greatest "joy" in life: children. Kenney covers it all, from newborns, toddlers, and sleep deprivation, to the terrible twos, terrible tweens, and terrible teens. A parent's love is unconditional, but sometimes that button can't help but be pushed. Between back to school shopping, summer vacations that never end, the awkwardness of puberty, the inevitable post-college moving back in, and more, a parent's job is never done, whether they like it or not.

About The Author

John Kenney is the New York Times bestselling author of the humorous poetry collection Love Poems for Married People, and the novels Talk to Me and Truth in Advertising, which won the Thurber Prize for American Humor. He has worked for many years as a copywriter. He has also been a contributor to The New Yorker magazine since 1999. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by TraceyL on March 14, 2021

Excellent. All of John Kenney's poetry collections are great. I've now read all 4 and would recommend them to anyone, but especially those who don't normally read poetry and wanted to give it a try.......more

Goodreads review by The Lit Bitch on October 13, 2019

John Kenney is absolutely hysterical. I read one of his other ‘Love Poems’ books earlier this year and couldn’t get enough of how real and honest it was! Love Poems for Married People was a delight to read for both my husband and I and we often found ourselves laughing until we cried over one poem or......more

Goodreads review by Beth on August 04, 2021

Like many poetry collections, some of these poems were on point, while others were not. One thing is for sure, Kenney perfectly nailed what it's like to be a parent.......more

Goodreads review by Kat on June 21, 2023

Very funny, very relatable.......more

Goodreads review by Sara on January 30, 2020

This was a laugh out loud pallet refresher that I ended up reading most of aloud to my husband. Pure fun.......more

Quotes

One of Fredericksburg Free Lance Star's Best Books of 2019 

“Packed full of laugh-out-loud poems that are all too relatable if you are married with kids—or just married.” –The Washington Post

“[A] hilarious look into parenting.”—TODAY 

"Kenney's sweet, funny poems about the banal and everyday—too-true nods to the intimacy of sharing a bed with someone without touching at all, or the nothing-speak of corporate communication—make great presents for spouses, friends, and work wives." —Vanity Fair

“Often profound, often hilarious, Kenney captures what it's like to raise a human being from the ground up.”—Cleveland Scene

“[Love Poems for People with Children] will be immediately relatable to all parents and a much needed laugh. So the next time you're hiding out in a public restroom, like the subject in one of the poems, give this book a read.”—Parkersburg News & Sentinel

“Perfect as a stocking stuffer for that soon-to-be-parent or the already-a-parent-I-never-realized-how-good-my-hair-looked-unshowered-for-four-days on your holiday list....These little gems make life glow a little brighter.”—Fredericksburg Free Lance Star

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