--- description: ICYMI: Amber Tamblyn is also a very talented poet! title: Amber Tamblyn Poetry Book: Dark Sparkler image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6b0e15edf5cd73bf/698683e5f983e7530d04c93a/140304-tamblyn.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Books](/tag/books/) ## Books Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Actress Sells Book of Poetry About Dead Actresses  by [Lily Rothman](/author/lily-rothman/)  ## Lily Rothman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Rothman is managing editor at TIME. Mar 4, 2014 10:15 PM CUT  Amber Tambly attends the 2014 Writers Guild Awards L.A. Ceremony on Feb. 1, 2014 in Los Angeles Amber Tambly attends the 2014 Writers Guild Awards L.A. Ceremony on Feb. 1, 2014 in Los AngelesAlberto E. Rodriguez—Getty Images for WGA  by [Lily Rothman](/author/lily-rothman/)  ## Lily Rothman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Rothman is managing editor at TIME. Mar 4, 2014 10:15 PM CUT Sure, it sounds a little absurd: a _Two and a Half Men_ star just got a book deal for a collection of poetry about dead actresses. But don’t laugh! It’s much more credible than it sounds. The book, _Dark Sparkler_, is by the actress Amber Tamblyn_._ [According to _The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/two-a-men-actress-amber-685873 "undefined"), the “haunting and provocative” collection was purchased by Harper Perennial, and will include poems about people like Marilyn Monroe and Brittany Murphy, with art by David Lynch and Marilyn Manson. And Tamblyn, if you didn’t know, actually has major cred as a poet. For one thing, Tamblyn already has two books of published poetry, 2011’s _Free Stallion_ and 2009’s _Bang Ditto_, in addition to two self-published chapbooks she put together as a teenager. Her first published poem appeared in the San Francisco _Chronicle_ when she was 12; in the [introduction to _Free Stallion_](http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0640/2004029152-s.html "undefined"), she said she was inspired to write it by the Rodney King riots. She’s also a founder of the [Write Now Poetry Society. ](http://writenowpoets.org/hello/about-write-now-poets "undefined") Basically, Tamblyn is actually a legit poet, and _Dark Sparkler_ is a legit book — partially because, we suppose, actors (dead or not) are legit subjects for poems. In fact, you can see for yourself in this semi-NSFW video: (**MORE**: [Kristen Stewart Doesn’t Want to Sound Pretentious, But She’s Written a Poem](http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/10/kristen-stewart-doesnt-want-to-sound-pretentious-but-shes-written-a-poem "undefined")) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/12486/amber-tamblyn-poetry-book/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/12486/amber-tamblyn-poetry-book/"},"headline":"Actress Sells Book of Poetry About Dead Actresses","datePublished":"2014-03-04T22:15:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:34:38.805Z","description":"ICYMI: Amber Tamblyn is also a very talented poet!","url":"https://time.com/12486/amber-tamblyn-poetry-book/","keywords":["Books","Poetry"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6b0e15edf5cd73bf/698683e5f983e7530d04c93a/140304-tamblyn.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lily Rothman","jobTitle":"Rothman is managing editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/lily-rothman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6b0e15edf5cd73bf/698683e5f983e7530d04c93a/140304-tamblyn.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2014 Writers Guild Awards L.A. 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