What a great premise for an anthology! And it succeeds, both in itscelebration of our crazy culture and its fascinating analysis, through the poems, ofpopular myths that have stood the test of time." -- Kliatt
In thepast few decades, poetry about and around popular culture has become a very hipcontemporary art form. Real Things is a collection of over 150 poems by more than130 poets who themselves represent the cultural diversity of the United States. Withsubjects ranging from the influence of Mickey Mouse on child-raising to therelationship of Barbie to sex in America, from the societal effects of the moviePsycho to our fascination with dirty politics and Ralph Kramden, the poems in thisanthology question and celebrate the attitudes that our society shares.