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All That Glitters: I Wanted Matthew McConaughey's Poetry Collection to Surprise Me. It Didn't.
The actor's collection of poetry aims at profundity, but when you aim directly at it, it's kind of like staring at the sun.
 • Caitlin Cowan
All That Glitters: Halsey's Poetry Fills a Celebrity Poetry Bingo Card
Part spoken-word shadow, part run-of-the-mill diaristic drivel, I Would Leave Me If I Could showcases the singer's paradoxical identities, but it could…
 • Caitlin Cowan
All That Glitters: Is This the Best Book of Poetry Ever Written by a Celebrity?
That might depend on your definition of "celebrity."
 • Caitlin Cowan
All That Glitters: Megan Fox's Book of Poems Will Make You Wonder Who They're About—and That's the Problem
The starlet's first book, Pretty Boys are Poisonous, is both girlish and full of a grown woman's rage, but it holds the most power for its writer, not…
 • Caitlin Cowan
All That Glitters: Is Bob Odenkirk's Zilot Generation Alpha's Where the Sidewalk Ends?
The veteran funnyman is poised to introduce a whole new audience to his wit.
 • Caitlin Cowan
All That Glitters: We've Ruined Drake
Even for Drake superfans, Titles Ruin Everything—the rapper's co-written book of poetry—reads like a vapid testament to the price of a fame we're…
 • Caitlin Cowan
All That Glitters: Infinity Blues Should Have Clued Us in to Ryan Adams' Entitlement
The poems in the singer's second collection mix occasional brilliance with threats, violence, and an anger that apparently never abated, despite his…
 • Caitlin Cowan
All That Glitters: What Do We Want from Suzanne Somers?
Touch me. But not like that.
 • Caitlin Cowan
All That Glitters: James Franco's Directing Herbert White Isn't Just Bad—It's Dangerous
The actor's 2014 collection of poetry was published by one of the country's foremost small presses, but that credibility can't balance out the book's…
 • Caitlin Cowan
All That Glitters: Dark Sparkler Is Morbid, Pissed Off, & One of the Best Books of Celebrity Poetry Out There
Amber Tamblyn's third book of poetry, like all books by celebrities, didn't have to be good in order to get published. But it is, and stands as a…
 • Caitlin Cowan
All That Glitters: The Star of It's a Wonderful Life Wrote a Wonderfully Unnecessary Book of Poetry
Jimmy Stewart published a volume of poetry in 1989 that leaves much to be desired. Why a successful actor might turn to poetry late in his career, and…
 • Caitlin Cowan
All That Glitters: Florence Welch's Useless Magic Is, to the Surprise of No One, Incredibly Useful
The Florence and the Machine songwriter's book is creativity captured. Raw and personal, her poems frequently comment on the creative process itself in…
 • Caitlin Cowan
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