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Author Baer, Kate, author.

Title I hope this finds you well : poems / Kate Baer.

Publication Info. New York : Harper Perennial, [2021]
©2021.

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  811.6 BAER    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  811.6 BAER    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Non Fiction  811.6 BAER    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 81 pages ; 19 cm
Summary "I'm sure you could benefit from jumping on a treadmill" "Women WANT a male leader . . . It's honest to god the basic human playbook" These are some of the thousands of messages that Kate Baer has received online. Like countless other writers--particularly women--with profiles on the internet, as Kate's online presence grew, so did the darker messages crowding her inbox. These missives from strangers have ranged from "advice" and opinions to outright harassment. At first, these messages resulted in an immediate delete and block. Until, on a whim, Kate decided to transform the cruelty into art, using it to create fresh and intriguing poems. These pieces, along with ones made from notes of gratitude and love, as well as from the words of public figures, have become some of her most beloved work. I Hope This Finds You Well is drawn from those works: a book of poetry birthed in the darkness of the internet that offers light and hope. By cleverly building on the harsh negativity and hate women often receive--and combining it with heartwarming messages of support, gratitude, and connection, Kate Baer offers us a lesson in empowerment, showing how we too can turn bitterness into beauty.
Subject Online hate speech -- Poetry.
Internet and women -- Poetry.
Internet -- Social aspects -- Poetry.
Internet and women. (OCoLC)fst00977230
Internet -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01766793
Online hate speech. (OCoLC)fst01747922
Genre/Form Poetry. (OCoLC)fst01423828
Poetry.
ISBN 0063137992 (paperback)
9780063137998 (paperback)
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