First Name Barbie Last Name Doll

I wish, writes Maureen Bocka in First name Barbie last name Doll, "I could tell you my history / Make you see past all the pink distractions." With apologies to Aqua, the Barbie girl's life in plastic isn't always so fantastic. These dazzling, clear-eyed poems deftly explore love, loss, betrayal, and inequality in a world where Dreamhouse closets are shut so tight, even President Barbie declares, "If it's ever known my friends and I / are lesbians we'll be incinerated for sure." Thank goodness Bocka is here to rip those pink doors open and report fearlessly on the secrets behind them. -T.A. Noonan, author of The Bone Folders, Petticoat Government, and four sparks fall

• | Author: Maureen Bocka
• | Publisher: Headmistress Press
• | Publication Date: Feb 04, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 40 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0692604766
• | ISBN-13: 9780692604762