''Hello Sunshine'' is a collection of
poems
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and
short stories
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by
Ryan Adams
David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is an American Rock music, rock and Country music, country singer-songwriter. He has released 30 studio albums and three as a former member of Whiskeytown.
In 2000, Adams left Whiskeytown and released ...
, released on December 1, 2009. The book is published by Akashic Books.
Adams states that: "this is the book of verse where I wake up, where I see myself responding to a world with as much light and as much grace as whatever disappointment I felt. This is where I fell back in love with everything--this is my best work yet." (Preorders of Hello Sunshine were shipped on 18 August 2009 by publisher Akashic Books).
Reviews
Gawker
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said Adams' prose is like "shiny gold covered shit".
Indy Week
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said "the poems are petulant, myopic and petty".
References
External links
''Hello Sunshine'' at Akashic Books
Books by Ryan Adams
2009 poetry books
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