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Author: William Trowbridge ,
Tim Mayer
Publisher: Red Hen Press
Imprint: Red Hen Press
Dimensions:
Width: 16.80cm
, Height: 0.40cm
, Length: 26.00cm
Weight: 0.054kg
ISBN: 9781597097413
ISBN 10: 1597097411
Pages: 28
Publication Date: 05 May 2016
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General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
When has geezerhood been handled so appealingly? (Well, except for those movies where Ann-Margret is inexplicably cast as a senior citizen.) Oldguy may exit the Oldguymobile creaking and farting, but comedian-con-simpatico Bill Trowbridge so ably superjuggles hijinks and empathy that, despite all the geriatric odds, a true American hero is born. Don t know a Packard from the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile, or Roundheads from the Blob ? Then snap your trap shut, punk, and give a listen: Oldguy s here to save your day. Albert Goldbarth
When has geezerhood been handled so appealingly? (Well, except for those movies where Ann-Margret is inexplicably cast as a senior citizen.) Oldguy may exit the Oldguymobile creaking and farting, but comedian-con-simpatico Bill Trowbridge so ably superjuggles hijinks and empathy that, despite all the geriatric odds, a true American hero is born. Don t know a Packard from the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile, or Roundheads from the Blob ? Then snap your trap shut, punk, and give a listen: Oldguy s here to save your day. </b></p> Albert Goldbarth</b></p>
Welcome Oldguy: Superhero-Bill Trowbridge's hilarious guide to the perils and sly pleasures of aging. In this reader-friendly collection, Oldguy earns his superhero status when, among other adventures, he takes a driver's test, gets a physical, and confounds Death himself. Shattering preconceived notions of senescent angst and addled-ness, Trowbridge imbues Oldguy with an enviable inner life full of covert panache. Oldguy: Superhero is an exhilarating read that I didn't want to put down except to laugh and to shake my seventy-eight-year-old head in admiration. Oh, and Oldguy sings, too. You don't want to miss that. - Ron Koertge, author of Yellow Moving Van When has geezerhood been handled so appealingly? (Well, except for those movies where Ann-Margret is inexplicably cast as a senior citizen.) Oldguy may exit the Oldguymobile creaking and farting, but comedian-con-simpatico Bill Trowbridge so ably super juggles hijinks and empathy that, despite all the geriatric odds, a true American hero is born. Don't know a 'Packard' from the 'Oscar Meyer Wienermobile,' or 'Roundheads' from 'the Blob'? Then snap your trap shut, punk, and give a listen: Oldguy's here to save your day. - Albert Goldbarth, author of Saving Lives Author featured in I-70 Review's 2021 edition literary magazine.
Author Information
The current Poet Laureate of Missouri, William Trowbridge is the author of six full poetry collections and three chapbooks. His new collection, Tilt-A-Whirl, is forthcoming from Red Hen Press in 2017. His awards include an Academy of American Poets Prize, a Pushcart Prize, a Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference scholarship, a Camber Press Poetry Chapbook Award, and fellowships from The MacDowell Colony, Ragdale, Yaddo, and The Anderson Center. He lives in the Kansas City area Tim Mayer is an artist working from Omaha, Nebraska. He has contributed art to projects such as The Anywhere Man, Midnight Circus, and Prophetica. He also teaches for the Art of Imagination program at the Ollie Webb Center.
