The Beautiful Poetry of Donald Trump is a 2017 satirical poetry collection written by Robert Sears and published by Canongate Books.
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Robert Sears |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Satire |
| Published | August 31, 2017 |
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Hardcover, audio, e-book |
| Pages | 144 |
| ISBN | 978-1786892270 |
Contents
editWritten to resemble a poetry collection, the book contains old tweets and quotes attributed to Donald Trump which were compiled by the Trump Twitter Archive, the Trump Archive, and the American Presidency Project.[1] There are seventeen "poems" in the book.[2]
Reception
editWriting for The Washington Post, Ron Charles cited The Beautiful Poetry of Donald Trump as a "curious response" to Trump's presidency.[3] In June 2020, Joshua Tresvalles of the International Business Times listed the book as one of the "Top 10 Best Books About Donald Trump in 2020".[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Cain, Sian (September 1, 2017). "He gets verse: the poetry of Donald Trump". The Guardian.
- ^ a b Tresvalles, Joshua (June 25, 2020). "Top 10 Best Books About Donald Trump In 2020". International Business Times.
- ^ Charles, Ron (November 21, 2018). "Liberal Satire Is Getting Dangerously Lazy in the Trump Era". The Washington Post.