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Love Poems for Married People

By John Kenney

By John Kenney

By John Kenney

By John Kenney

By John Kenney
Read by John Kenney

By John Kenney
Read by John Kenney

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Category: Poetry | Humor

Category: Poetry | Humor

Category: Poetry | Humor | Audiobooks

Hardcover $15.00

Dec 31, 2018 | ISBN 9780525540007

Ebook $6.99

Dec 31, 2018 | ISBN 9780525540014

Audiobook Download $7.50

Feb 04, 2020 | 45 Minutes

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    About Love Poems for Married People

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

    Based on his wildly popular New Yorker piece, Thurber Prize-winner John Kenney presents a hilarious collection of love poems for, well, married people.

    Full of brilliant wit, dynamic energy, and a heavy dose of reality, Love Poems for Married People takes the poetic form, turns it upside down and leaves it in the dishwasher to dry. Inspired by one of the most shared New Yorker pieces of all time, this collection captures the reality of life once the spark of a relationship has settled–and hilariously so. With brand new pieces that cover all areas of married life, from parental gripes to dwindling sex lives, Kenney’s wry observations and sharp humor remind us exactly what it’s like to spend the rest of your life with the person you love.

    I was almost feeling fondness for you
    As you gave me a shoulder massage at the sink–
    What a small, lovely surprise.
    And then you grabbed my boobs and made a “wha-wha” noise.
    In an instant, I felt disgust and sadness and regret.

    About Love Poems for Married People

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

    Based on his wildly popular New Yorker piece, Thurber Prize-winner John Kenney presents a hilarious collection of love poems for, well, married people.

    Full of brilliant wit, dynamic energy, and a heavy dose of reality, Love Poems for Married People takes the poetic form, turns it upside down and leaves it in the dishwasher to dry. Inspired by one of the most shared New Yorker pieces of all time, this collection captures the reality of life once the spark of a relationship has settled–and hilariously so. With brand new pieces that cover all areas of married life, from parental gripes to dwindling sex lives, Kenney’s wry observations and sharp humor remind us exactly what it’s like to spend the rest of your life with the person you love.

    I was almost feeling fondness for you
    As you gave me a shoulder massage at the sink–
    What a small, lovely surprise.
    And then you grabbed my boobs and made a “wha-wha” noise.
    In an instant, I felt disgust and sadness and regret.

    About Love Poems for Married People

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

    Based on his wildly popular New Yorker piece, Thurber Prize-winner John Kenney presents a hilarious collection of love poems for, well, married people.

    Full of brilliant wit, dynamic energy, and a heavy dose of reality, Love Poems for Married People takes the poetic form, turns it upside down and leaves it in the dishwasher to dry. Inspired by one of the most shared New Yorker pieces of all time, this collection captures the reality of life once the spark of a relationship has settled–and hilariously so. With brand new pieces that cover all areas of married life, from parental gripes to dwindling sex lives, Kenney’s wry observations and sharp humor remind us exactly what it’s like to spend the rest of your life with the person you love.

    I was almost feeling fondness for you
    As you gave me a shoulder massage at the sink–
    What a small, lovely surprise.
    And then you grabbed my boobs and made a “wha-wha” noise.
    In an instant, I felt disgust and sadness and regret.

    Listen to a sample from Love Poems for Married People

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    Love Poems for the Office
    Love Poems for Anxious People
    Talk to Me
    Love Poems for People with Children
    See all books by John Kenney

    Also by John Kenney

    Love Poems for the Office
    Love Poems for Anxious People
    Talk to Me
    Love Poems for People with Children
    See all books by John Kenney

    About John Kenney

    John Kenney is the New York Times bestselling author of the humorous poetry collections Love Poems for Married People, Love Poems for People with Children, and Love Poems for Anxious People, and the novels Talk to Me and Truth in… More about John Kenney

    About John Kenney

    John Kenney is the New York Times bestselling author of the humorous poetry collections Love Poems for Married People, Love Poems for People with Children, and Love Poems for Anxious People, and the novels Talk to Me and Truth in… More about John Kenney

    About John Kenney

    John Kenney is the New York Times bestselling author of the humorous poetry collections Love Poems for Married People, Love Poems for People with Children, and Love Poems for Anxious People, and the novels Talk to Me and Truth in… More about John Kenney

    Product Details

    Category: Poetry | Humor

    Hardcover | $15.00
    Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons
    Dec 31, 2018 | 112 Pages | 4-13/16 x 7-5/16 | ISBN 9780525540007

    Category: Poetry | Humor

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons
    Dec 31, 2018 | 112 Pages | ISBN 9780525540014

    Category: Poetry | Humor | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $7.50
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Feb 04, 2020 | 45 Minutes | ISBN 9780593286630
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    Praise

    One of NPR‘s Favorite 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

    “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

    “Will ring true for anybody who has experienced life with a spouse. Less first love and fewer passionate embraces; more sweatpants and smartphones.” —NPR

    “Love Poems offers quick and mordantly witty dissections of every little thing in a marriage.”—Los Angeles Times

    “For all of those who want a laugh and a look at married life…Whether it’s forgetting it’s Valentine’s Day to unspoken signals to not living up to your dating profile, these are all relatable and funny poems.”—Parkersburg News and Sentinel 

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