Thursday, September 25, 2008
Everyone's An Author: Amber Tamblyn, Poet
Posted by Sharon on Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 5:05 PM
Gotta love the A-Tam -- er, I do, at least, as a both undying fan of both Joan of Arcadia and cinematic wonder that is The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants franchise, naturally. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I knew Amber was also a poet, the same way I knew that my girl-crush Zooey Deschanel made songs in her spare time. But when I first heard She & Him, it became clear to me that Zooey really was special and multi-talented in that Mr. Rogers-approved, indie triple-threat kind of way. (Yes, I wish I were her.) Now, I have yet to read any of Amber's verses, although I do commend her for her only-slightly prickly yet clearly self-aware take on how people might view a successful actress who simultaneously want to push herself as a writer:
"I understand people saying, 'Oh God, it's another celebrity trying to write poetry. What is she going to talk about - how fat her bank account is?' But if that guy (who called her "a sitcom actress") learned one thing about me, he would know that I grew up like that. I grew up in that family atmosphere, and I was a writer before I was an actress."So, yeah, I like that. Also that she admits growing up among artists from many different disciplines, and the fact that she, too, struggles to find a balance between several things she's passionate about. While I hope I don't see her poetry in The New Yorker tomorrow -- remember that Joni Mitchell disaster? -- it would be nice to see her make it in this arena.
[Via The Book Bench]
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This post should have been an excuse to post more Zooey pictures. Sadly, that's not the case.
That Joni poem is actually read good provided you read it out loud to the tune of "Carey."
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