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Inventory at the All-Night Drugstore Paperback – September 1, 2003

by Erika Meitner (Author)

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Poetry. Winner of the Anhinga Prize for Poetry. "The reader takes an unpredictable, exhilarating trip with the subject matter of Erika Meitner's poems—from memories of a hormone-charged adolescence in the big city, to adult affairs of love and lust and loss; from learning to teach in a classroom filled with pubescent fireplug mirrors of oneself, to confronting one's Jewish history at the hands of an equally fiery grandmother. But riding herd on all this range is Meitner's distinctly snappy voice, a blend of assertiveness and vulnerability"—Stephen Corey. "These are poems like the tattoos she hymns and ponders—they mark our being with their delicate, indelible patterns"—Greg Orr.

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These are poems like the tattoos she hymns and ponders--they mark our being with their delicate, indelible patterns --Greg Orr

The reader takes an unpredictable, exhilarating trip with the subject matter of Erika Meitner's poems--from memories of a hormone-charged adolescence in the big city, to adult affairs of love and lust and loss; from learning to teach in a classroom filled with pubescent fireplug mirrors of oneself, to confronting one's Jewish history at the hands of an equally fiery grandmother. But riding herd on all this range is Meitner's distinctly snappy voice, a blend of assertiveness and vulnerability. --Stephen Corey

By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Meitner casts a wry, empathic eye on the sanctities and subterfuges that keep us human. --Ron Wallace

About the Author

Erika Meitner's first book, INVENTORY AT THE ALL- NIGHT DRUGSTORE, won the 2002 Anhinga Prize for Poetry, and was published by Anhinga Press in 2003. Her second book, Ideal Cities, was selected as a winner of the 2009 National Poetry Series, and was published by Harper Perennial in August 2010. Her third collection of poems, MAKESHIFT INSTRUCTIONS FOR VIGILANT GIRL, was published by Anhinga Press in 2011. Her poems have appeared recently in Tin House, The Southern Review, Indiana Review, APR, Slate, VQR, and The New Republic. She is currently an Assistant Professor of English at Virginia Tech, where she teaches in the MFA program.

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Paperback: 110 pages
Publisher: Anhinga Press (September 1, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0938078747
ISBN-13: 978-0938078746
Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 5.8 x 8.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,902,868 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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ByA customeron January 24, 2004

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Erika Meitner's poems are (I'll use the words from a poem of hers) "glamorously helpless". The glamour of love is seen at its best when we end up on our knees, almost destroyed, but left in that beautiful oblivion that the truly passionate know. Her love poems are not only erotic poems written for the beloved, but love poems for her students, love poems for her family, and love poems written to an invisible God who is clearly a God of words. These poems, visceral, inked with the precision of a needle, leave their mark, their tattoo, on the reader and on contemporary poetry.

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Funny and heartbreaking at the same time

ByA customeron February 13, 2004

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If you like your poetry raw and without boundaries, you should read Meitner's collection. There's much promise here for a long career in the field and the wise collector of important lit would snap up a copy quick. Multiple readings encouraged and definitely enriching, but due to her clear and evocative style, not necessary to be bowled over by her imagery and insight. Contemporary poetry that doesn't whine and tells it like it is; accessible but with surprising depth. Leaves a smile, and leaves you thinking...

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One of the best new voices in poetry today.

ByA customeron March 6, 2004

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Erika Meitner is simply a fantastic poet. Her work is real, sincere, beautiful and original. It deserves every single bit of praise it gets--she's an enormous star with so much wit and talent, she truly blows all those obtuse, frighteningly self-referential young turks right out of the water. Hers is a voice worth listening to: how can one woman have all the answers, and in one slim tome? Look no further. It's all in the drugstore, and it's open all night.

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An excellent collection.

ByA customeron November 3, 2003

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The most notable characteristic of Meitner's work is the naked reality with which she treats her subjects. It's like seeing life under a bright flourescent light. Meitner's writing ranges from humorous to gut-wrenching but all of her poems will make you feel (some very deeply - see "Elegy"), and that is the truest measure of art. I highly recommend this book.

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wow!

ByAmazon Customeron November 5, 2003

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I usually find contemporary poetry esoteric. But this fantastic collection speaks of real experiences and feelings, in a voice tuned to the meter of modern life. Ms. Meitner has really touched me with her personal insights on moments that affect us all.

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Truly spectacular

ByA customeron December 17, 2003

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I'm not a huge poetry fan, but I have to say that this debut collection blew me away. Highly recommended.

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