But I am thinking about the phenomenon of the celebrity poetry collection differently — and it has to do with the actress Megan Fox’s recent debut collection, “Pretty Boys Are Poisonous” (Simon & Schuster).
Simon and Schuster has lost all credibility…”Fox, who has starred in “Transformers,” “Jennifer’s Body” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” is, of course, not the first celebrity to write a poetry collection.
Confessional poetry continues to be a debatable term in academic circles.
Confessional poetry is genre that is not limited to women but seems to be associated most frequently with them.
In particular, Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton are often invoked when confessional poetry is discussed.
Persons:
Patricia Grisafi, Mary Sue, Square Barnes, Noble, James, Herbert White, Franco’s, Barnes, Franco, Megan Fox’s, Simon, Schuster, Fox, bimbo, ” Fox, Tupac Shakur, Billy Corgan, Alicia Keys, Mary Lambert, Florence Welch, Halsey, Lana del Rey, —, Jude Ellison Sady Doyle ruminated, she’d, ” Doyle, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, Sexton, Plath, Lilith, Mary Magdalene, ” Marilyn Monroe, Formally, isn’t, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, “, Britney Spears
Organizations:
Guardian, Salon, NBC, Los Angeles, Daily, CNN, Square, Big, tote, Fox
Locations:
Hollywood, New York City