The Ogre's Wife by Koertge, Ron
The Ogre's Wife by Koertge, Ron

The Ogre's Wife

Ron Koertge wants to do nothing but delight. Armed with his trademark wit, he introduces readers to...
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Author: Ron Koertge
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The Ogre's Wife by Koertge, Ron

The Ogre's Wife

$40.65
The Ogre's Wife by Koertge, Ron

The Ogre's Wife

$40.65
Author: Ron Koertge
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
Ron Koertge wants to do nothing but delight. Armed with his trademark wit, he introduces readers to Little Red Riding Hood all grown up with a fondness for salsa and chips, explores the thorny relationship of Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese, spies a Trojan pony and the children it bamboozles, and offers an alternate reading to the Icarus story. He meets Walt Whitman on the set of an X-rated movie, attends his gardener's funeral, and goes to his beloved race track. Seminal figures from pop mythology speak up in unexpected ways: The Beast, transformed by Beauty, hints that his new life isn't exactly what he expected. Gretel enrolls in night school, the ogre's wife from the beanstalk yarn writes a heart-rending story on her cutting board, and a group of fourth-graders on a field trip encounters Death. Occasionally setting aside free verse, there are couplets about a Bette Davis movie, a sestina about routine blood tests, a villanelle set in a topless bar, and a set of haibun that chronicles an entire day. Reverend Ike and John Lennon said, Whatever gets you through the night. This book will do just that and carry you right on in to the next day, guaranteed.

Author: Ron Koertge
Publisher: Red Hen Press
Published: 09/01/2013
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.97h x 6.10w x 0.27d
ISBN: 9781597097239


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Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 07/01/2013 pg. 85
Foreword 08/31/2013

About the Author

Ron Koertge teaches at Hamline University in their low-residency MFA program for Children's Writing. A prolific writer, he has published widely in such seminal magazines as Kayak and Poetry Now. Sumac Press issued The Father Poems in 1973, which was followed by many more books of poetry including Fever (Red Hen Press, 2007), Indigo (Red Hen Press, 2009), and Lies, Knives and Girls in Red Dresses (Candlewick Press, 2012). He is a contributor to many anthologies, such as Billy Collins's Poetry 180 and Kirby & Hamby's Seriously Funny. Koertge also writes fiction for teenagers, including many novels-in-verse: The Brimstone Journals, Stoner & Spaz, Strays, Shakespeare Bats Cleanup, and Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs. All were honored by the American Library Association and two received PEN awards. He is the recipient of grants from the NEA and the California Arts Council, and has poems in two volumes of Best American Poetry. He lives in South Pasadena, California.


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