| Father Said: Poems Contributor(s): Sirowitz, Hal (Author) |
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ISBN: 1932360271 ISBN-13: 9781932360271 Publisher: Soft Skull OUR PRICE: $20.70 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2004 Annotation: Hal Sirowitz, the Poet Laureate of Queens, offers a funny and tender portrait of his father in this follow up to his acclaimed Mother Said and My Therapist Said. Sirowitz's mother may have dominated the household with her overly protective advice, but his father had a few bon mots to impart to his son as well. In Father Said, he teaches Hal important lessons such as "What to Do When You Burp" and "How to Avoid Being Idle." Mr. Sirowitz's cautionary tales are as idiosyncratic as his wife's: "When your mother tells me don't I think / it's time we got a better washing machine, / Father said, I tell her, Let it decide. / If it breaks down, we'll get a better one." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Humor | Topic - Marriage & Family |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 2004013912 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.8" W x 8.6" (0.85 lbs) 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Father Said is the book fans of Sirowitz's Mother Said have been waiting for: after all, parents come in pairs. Hal's mother may have dominated the Sirowitz household with her overly-protective advice and flair for inducing Jewish guilt, but Mr. Sirowitz had a few bon mots to impart to his son as well. In FATHER SAID, he teaches Hal important lessons on How to Be a Humanitarian, The Meaning of Racism, What to Do When You Burp, Being a Good Citizen, Why God Created Eve, How to Avoid Being Idle, and Taking Your Fun While You Can. Sounds like a typical dad, right? But Mr. Sirowitz's cautionary tales prove to be as idiosyncratic as his wife's. In FATHER SAID, Hal gives us a wonderfully funny and tender portrait of his dear old Dad, from childhood memories to his death from cancer. Fathers, mothers, and their sons and daughters everywhere will recognize something of themselves in the Sirowitz family--and while they laugh at their arguments and their nagging, they will also feel the love and familial affection running strongly through these poems. MOTHER SAID sold 20,000 copies and has been translated into nine languages. Both MOTHER SAID and MY THERAPIST SAID |