Amy Poehler’s forthcoming memoir will inspire and empower
I am not sure if I believe the old adage, “blondes have more fun,” but if Amy Poehler is any indication, somebody get me some hair dye immediately.
Amy Poehler lives the comedic American dream. She’s beautiful, talented, hilarious, a strong voice for women’s empowerment, best friends with Tina Fey and now, an author.
Set to hit bookstores in fall 2014, Poehler is still rather ambiguous about the nature of her book.
Will it be a gossipy tell-all of her rise to fame and rocky relationship with Will Arnett? Will it be a hodge-podge of personal stories and witty repartee like Tina Fey’s “Bossypants”? Will it be a moving memoir of the difficulty of being a woman in the world of comedy?
The only clue we have is from her publisher HarperCollins.
“While inspired in part by Poehler’s interest in helping young women navigate the adult world, her original twist on the conventional memoir will have universal appeal. An illustrated, non-linear diary full of humor and honesty and brimming with true stories, fictional anecdotes and life lessons, the book will be a unique and engaging experience from one of today’s most talented and beloved stars,” according to the HarperCollins press release.
The world of young women’s empowerment is not a foreign one to Poehler. Since 2008, Poehler, along with a few friends, has run Smart Girls at the Party. The organization teaches girls to “change the world by being yourself,” as their motto states.
The most notable facet of Smart Girls at the Party is Poehler’s YouTube series “Ask Amy” in which users can submit life questions directly to Poehler which she then answers in the next video.
Poehler has covered body issues, makeup, anxiety, rocky friendships and a myriad of other issues that plague today’s young women in her YouTube series, and she does so with the utmost sincerity and concern.
Poehler is a mother herself and cares deeply about not only being a strong, independent women, but helping others be the strong, independent women they were meant to be.
Her character Leslie Knope in the hit NBC comedy series “Parks and Recreation” is the epitome of a strong, proud woman working in the political “boy’s club” as she calls it.
I have a strong feeling that Poehler’s mantra may be fairly close to the mantra of her character Leslie Knope in an episode entitled “Pawnee Rangers.”
“I am a goddess, a glorious female warrior. Queen of all that I survey. Enemies of fairness and equality, hear my womanly roar,” Knope says and proceeds to roar vigorously.