Synopses & Reviews
Her bestselling verse has unerringly captured our follies and our foibles over the decades. Now Judith Viorst, in a witty and beautifuUy illustrated book of poems, looks at what it's like to be (gulp) fifty. andlt;BRandgt; Judith Viorst's poetry collections, which include andlt;Iandgt;When Did I Stop Being Twenty..., It's Hard to Be Hip Over Thirty...,andlt;/Iandgt; and andlt;Iandgt;How Did I Get to Be Forty...,andlt;/Iandgt; have articulated our growing pains from single life to midlife, and have continued to delight millions of readers worldwide. Writing with the warmth and authenticity that have become her trademarks, Viorst once again demonstrates her uncanny ability to transform our daily realities into poems that make us laugh with recognition. Whether her subject is the decline of the body ("It's hard to be devil-may-care/When there are pleats in your derriand#232;re") or future aspirations ("Before I go, I'd like to have high cheekbones./I'd like to talk less like New Jersey, and more like Claire Bloom"), she always speaks directly to our condition. Her funny, compassionate poems shed a reassuring light on the fine art of aging, and will delight anyone who is now (or forever) fifty.
Synopsis
Judith Viorst is known and loved by readers of all ages, for children's books such as Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; nonfiction titles, including the bestseller Necessary Losses; and her collections of humorous poetry, which make perfect gifts for birthdays, Mother's Day, graduation, Christmas, Chanukah, or at any time of year.
Now Judith Viorst looks at what it's like to be (gulp) fifty.
Writing with the warmth and authenticity that have become her trademarks, Viorst once again demonstrates her uncanny ability to transform our daily realities into poems that make us laugh with recognition. Whether her subject is the decline of the body ("It's hard to be devil-may-care/When there are pleats in your derriere") or future aspirations ("Before I go, I'd like to have high cheekbones./I'd like to talk less like New Jersey, and more like Claire Bloom"), she always speaks directly to our condition. Her funny, compassionate poems shed a reassuring light on the fine art of aging, and will delight anyone who is now (or forever) fifty.
Synopsis
Judith Viorst is known and loved by readers of all ages, for children's books such as andlt;Iandgt;Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day;andlt;/Iandgt; nonfiction titles, including the bestseller andlt;Iandgt;Necessary Losses;andlt;/Iandgt; and her collections of humorous poetry, which make perfect gifts for birthdays, Mother's Day, graduation, Christmas, Chanukah, or at any time of year.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Now Judith Viorst looks at what it's like to be (gulp) fifty. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Writing with the warmth and authenticity that have become her trademarks, Viorst once again demonstrates her uncanny ability to transform our daily realities into poems that make us laugh with recognition. Whether her subject is the decline of the body ("It's hard to be devil-may-care/When there are pleats in your derriand#232;re") or future aspirations ("Before I go, I'd like to have high cheekbones./I'd like to talk less like New Jersey, and more like Claire Bloom"), she always speaks directly to our condition. Her funny, compassionate poems shed a reassuring light on the fine art of aging, and will delight anyone who is now (or forever) fifty.
About the Author
Judith Viorst was born and brought up in New Jersey, graduated from Rutgers University, moved to Greenwich Village, and has lived in Washington, DC, since 1960, when she married Milton Viorst, a political writer. They have three sons and seven grandchildren. A 1981 graduate of the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute, Viorst writes in many different areas: science books; childrenandrsquo;s picture booksandmdash;including the beloved andlt;iandgt;Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Dayandlt;/iandgt;, which was made into a box-office favorite movie of the same name; adult fiction and nonfiction; poetry for children and adults; and musicals.
Table of Contents
andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Contentsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;FIFTYandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;You Say You Want to Know How Old I Am?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;You Say You Want to Know How the Children Are Doing?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Wild Thingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Exercising Optionsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Postmortemsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Confusionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;To a Middle-Aged Friend Considering Adultery with a Younger Manandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Happinessandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;STILL FIFTYandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;By My Ageandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Second Marriageandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Brief Encounter at the Delicatessenandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;They're Backandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Christmas Presents for Fifty Years and Overandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;And Now You Want to Know If There Is Anything Good to Say about Getting Olderandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Eight Basic Facts about Memoryandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;How Can People Want to Bring Children into This Terrible World?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;FOREVER FIFTYandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Before I Goandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;You Might As Well Laughandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Some Advice from a Mother to Her Married Sonandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;When Asked to What They Owe the Success of Their Marriage, He and She Completely Agree that Love Is Accommodationandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Medical Testsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;More Questionsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Sexy Old Ladyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Pleasures of an Ordinary Life