How to be old
Subtitle: poems
By: Rachel McAlpine
Publisher: The Cuba Press
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
Language: eng
Number of pages: 93
ISBN-13: 9781988595177
Copyright date: 2020
Subjects: Aging; Poetry
Description: Wellington writer Rachel McAlpine blogs and podcasts about living and ageing and is celebrating her 80th birthday with a book of poems. How to Be Old is an explosion of humanity on the page with some practical tips from the author and sage advice from Elsie aged five.
Table of contents: title: Not a memoir: It's all about you; title: Getting old is not like getting pregnant; title: Voices; title: Before the fall; title: Poem for my big sister Jill; title: Methuselah; title: The burden; title: When Aunty Lesley died; title: The theology of hell; title: My crush on death; title: Ode to money; title: Thou house; title: The only old man in the world; title: Templates; title: The body singular; title: Who do you think you are, old woman?; title: Lust; title: Let me count the homes; title: A family secret; title: My dear ghosts; title: Growing my brand; title: Epic; title: Boot camp for the bonus years: It's a thing; title: The rise of the new unyoung; title: The bravest are millions; title: Tantrum; title: My boot camp for the bonus years; title: Ageism without within; title: What is your job?; title: A safe home; title: Mind, remind me; title: Housework; title: Air be and be; title: Less is less; title: Stuff idol; title: Letting go; title: How to make friends when you're old; title: How meditation works; title: What are you wearing, old woman?; title: Beauty tips for older ladies; title: A better word for old; title: Slow; title: How older people talk; title: But when?; title: The gentle narrative of happy: Metal lion; title: The structure of life; title: Reading a paper book; title: Poems for Graham; title: Happiness at lunch; title: The woman who wasn't afraid; title: Why bother?; title: Happy hip-day!; title: Funeral talk; title: Love poem to my body; title: Patterns and surprise; title: Fortune cookies; title: Elsie's tactics: tips from a 5-year old life coach: Breath control; title: Home invasions; title: Healthy things; title: Good nutrition; title: Personality types; title: Vocational guidance; title: Alternative therapy; title: Elsie's scale of terribleness; title: The basics of well-being.