ENGLISH PROFESSOR CO-AUTHORS POETRY ANTHOLOGY

Dr. Susan Swartout, an assistant professor of English at Southeast Missouri State University, has compiled a collection of poems that question and celebrate American culture.

Swartout and Jim Elledge, professor of English at Illinois State University, co-authored the collection of poetry titled, "Real Things: An Anthology of Popular Culture in American Poetry." The collection takes a look at pop culture and icons of 20th century America.

"Real Things" is a collection of over 150 poems by more than 130 poets.

Subjects of the poems include the influence of Mickey Mouse on child raising, the relationship of Barbie to sex in America, the societal effects of the movie, "Psycho," and our fascination with dirty politics.