Love Poems for People with Children

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.

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112 pages

Average rating: 7

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Anonymous
Apr 26, 2023
8/10 stars
Funny, relatable, and easy to digest in a single sitting.

From how having children affects intimacy to the generous white lies we tell our children to make them feel talented and special (because they ARE but maybe just not at everything) to the facade of social media, this really hit home.

4 Stars

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