The Kama Sutra for Senior Citizens
The Kama Sutra for Senior Citizens
Zack Rogow
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…and Other Poems on Aging. Pre-order now: for delivery February 2026
What does love look like in life’s later chapters? In this tender, mischievous new collection, Zack Rogow answers with the hard-won wisdom of a man newly single in his senior years. From the awkward hilarity of reentering the world of romance, to the sweetness of new connections, to the lively chaos of grandchildren, these poems celebrate aging with humor, grace, and an open heart. With deep affection – for all that has gone, all that remains, and all that still lies ahead – Rogow reminds us that desire, intimacy, and joy are ageless companions.
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Imprint: Valley Press
Published: February 2026
ISBN: 9781915606693
Catalogue no: VP0256
Page count: 100
Trim size: 216 x 140 mm
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Praise for The Kama Sutra for Senior Citizens:
“Zack Rogow’s poems prove that wit and agility of attitude are what carry us, no matter our age. I love this book for its reassuring frankness, subtlety and genial intelligence about any subject it takes up; a mind so inventive, so alive to possibility, always at the heart of loving and delight. This book isn’t just for seniors, it’s for anyone who wants to feel – in language used at a masterful pitch – what it is to be fully alive.”
— Tess Gallagher
“The crystalline, layered poems in Zack Rogow's The Kama Sutra for Senior Citizens explore memory, history, and ageing, and are shot through with a gentle melancholy leavened by wit and eros. The last section of the book makes a delightful turn to the joys of newfound love in old age, the miraculous blossoming that can occur when two lovers find each other after a lifetime of searching, ’like finding a beach stippled with scallop shells, all split, chipped, cracked, crushed, and then lifting one complete one out of the sand, and rinsing it in a clear sheet of water’.”
— Alison Luterman
“These poems, shot through with history and humor, chart the course of an American man coming to grips with the melancholy of aging set against the backdrop of love and sex, community and loneliness, laughter and tears. I admire their careful eye for detail and the variety of their forms – most of all the plainspoken humanity that shines through.”
— Joseph Millar
About the author
Zack Rogow is the author, editor or translator of more than twenty books and plays. His previous nine collections of poetry include Irreverent Litanies, Talking with the Radio: poems inspired by jazz and popular music, and The Number Before Infinity. His memoir, Hugging My Father’s Ghost, was released in 2024. Zack’s co-authored play, Colette Uncensored, had its first staged reading at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and later ran in London, Indonesia, Catalonia, San Francisco, and Portland. His blog, Advice for Writers, features more than 300 posts. He has received the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize, the Northern California Book Reviewers Award in Translation, and the Celestine Award for Poetry. He edited the anthology The Face of Poetry (University of California Press).