Kinky (1997) is a Barbie-themed poetry collection by Denise Duhamel, published by Orchises Press.
Denise Duhamel’s best-selling and most popular poetry collection to date is Kinky (1997), which marries satire, humour and feminism through the portrayal of an icon of popular culture, the Barbie doll.
Kinky features a series of themed poems that take the reader through an extended series of satirical postures (‘Beatnik Barbie’, ‘Bisexual Barbie’, ‘Buddhist Barbie’, Native American Barbie’, etc.)
The poems in Kinky satirize aspects of American culture and society, and challenge preconceived notions of gender, masculinity, femininity and identity.
Copies of Denise Duhamel’s Kinky are available here: https://www.amazon.com/Kinky-Denise-Duhamel/dp/0914061615
R J Dent 