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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
GenreLiterary Classics, Biography and Memoir
Length4 hrs 52 mins
Narrated byHope
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJul 30, 2026
LanguageEnglish
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