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About this audiobook
A vibrant and insightful essay collection about life as a poet in Southern California
This audiobook is narrated using advanced digital voice technology for clear, natural-sounding storytelling.
Poetry and Hollywood may not seem compatible in anyone's book. But acclaimed poet, novelist, and critic Carol Muske-Dukes finds common ground for both in meditations on movie sets and metaphors, on the big screen and the luminous focus of a haiku.
I Married the Icepick Killer offers the reader ways to reimagine the Imagination itself. Former California Poet Laureate Muske-Dukes explores Southern California's unexpected poetry, from Emily Dickinson on freeway billboards to poet-script doctors rewriting action-flick dialogue. Moving personal essays recount the story of Muske-Dukes's romance with her late husband, actor David Coleman Dukes, whom she met in Italy and relocated with in Los Angeles. Muske-Dukes sharpens her astute gaze as she addresses contradictions and convergences between belle lettres and the ever-surprising City of Angels.
Originally published as
Married to the Icepick Killer.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.9 (13)
Includes Goodreads
GenreLiterary Classics, Biography and Memoir
Length4 hrs 52 mins
Narrated byHope
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJul 30, 2026
LanguageEnglish
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