Poetry. AN INSOMNIAC'S SLUMBER PARTY WITH MARILYN MONROE is a middle-of-the-night poetic conversation with Marilyn Monroe that explores obsessions, addictions, abuse, objectification, marriage, work, children, childlessness and death. Pressing on the themes of her acclaimed debut, GIVE A GIRL CHAOS, Seaborn illuminates the biographical and emotional journey of Marilyn as intimacies whispered between two women. These are women who have lived on the glittering edge and know that when a third husband draws a blank page from his typewriter, it means she needs to go to work in a world dominated by men. In AN INSOMNIAC'S SLUMBER PARTY WITH MARILYN MONROE, Marilyn is a resilient, intelligent feminist who understands how to accumulate and wield power in the 1950's. She is also vulnerable, exploited, and broken in so many ways. We see the speaker discover Marilyn until then she is everywhere, a haunting presence that becomes both muse and reflection. Seaborn invites us into the poetic soul of the world's most famous woman with poems that celebrate and mourn. AN INSOMNIAC'S SLUMBER PARTY WITH MARILYN MONROE is a sequined meditation on what keeps us up at night and what fills our dreams.
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After writing #poetry in the persona of #MarilynMonroe for my #book AN INSOMNIAC'S SLUMBER PARTY WITH MARILYN MONROE, I'm excited to for this @CNN doc with @ambertamblyn @TheArchivesLLC @MiraSorvino #jessicachastain #ellenburstyn Great story @VanityFair https://twitter.com/VanityFair/status/1483454937854099457
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*Save the Date* This THURSDAY 6/3, in celebration of Heidi Seaborn's newest book (An Insomniac’s Slumber Party with Marilyn Monroe, @pankmagazine ), MATTHEW ROHRER (The Sky Contains the Plans) will join her in poems and conversation at @ElliottBayBooks: https://t.co/ac3YEUuQfO https://t.co/KFfWMyI9fu