**A playfully perverse, live-wire exploration of sexuality, hunger, bodily obsessions, New York City, and the messiness of growing into one’s desires—the debut poetry collection from Dream Baby Press. “Matt Starr is the boldest and most exciting young writer in America.” — James Frey, #1 New York Times bestselling author** EVERYTHING A GIRL I LIKE STOLE FROM CVS IN HER TWENTIES Silver nail polish (Essie and Sally Hansen) 45 8.4oz Red Bulls Nude Lipstick Clear lip gloss Strawberry and s’mores flavored Pop-Tarts Acne cream CeraVe face wash (travel size) Hair ties Sewing needles A 10 pack of ballpoint pens Allegra allergy medicine (during the summer) A toothbrush Pink hair dye Scissors Scrunchies Eyeshadow (that she never used) Monistat Composition notebooks Shampoo and tweezers With tenderness and candor, Matt Starr merges youth and experience to observe the absurdity of adulthood, in all its complications of heart, body, and mind. In his debut poetry collection, Starr traces the edges of early longing and curiosity, only to find a strange sweetness in the stains left behind. Subjects in Mouthful include: Bambi with boobs Nose jobs Insurance prices of celebrity body parts Getting spanked in Target Peeing in your pants on the subway Gay Paddington Bear Dancing naked in windows while eating Domino's pizza Mouthful is the first book published by Dream Baby Press, the cultural sensation whose event series has invigorated literary life in New York City with its playful-yet-ever-earnest approach to contemporary writing.