Dancing the Dream
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| Author | Michael Jackson |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Poems, reflections |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
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Publication date
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June 18, 1992 |
| Pages | 148 |
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| OCLC | 25248203 |
| 818/.5409 20 | |
| LC Class | ML420.J175 A3 1992 |
| Preceded by | Moonwalk |
Dancing the Dream is a 1992 book of poems and reflections written by American recording artist Michael Jackson. His second book, it followed his 1988 autobiography Moonwalk. Dancing the Dream was dedicated to both his mother, Katherine, and to Deepak Chopra. Its foreword was written by Jackson's friend, actress Elizabeth Taylor. The book also contains an assortment of around 100 photographs of Jackson.
Dancing the Dream was published by Doubleday on June 18, 1992, seven months after the release of Jackson's 1991 Dangerous album. It was not a significant commercial success. The book was reissued by British publisher Transworld on July 27, 2009 following Jackson's death the previous month on June 25, 2009.
Jackson dedicated Dancing the Dream "with love" to his mother Katherine, and has an introduction written by his longtime friend Elizabeth Taylor.
The volume consists of 46 pieces of poetry and essays. The subjects Jackson writes about are primarily children, animals and the environment. For example, one specific poem titled Look Again, Baby Seal promotes environmentalism as Jackson imagines anthropomorphic seals who brood about the fate of being killed by hunters. Another poem (So the Elephants March) presents elephants that refuse to be killed in order for ivory pieces to be made from their tusks. A third piece (Mother Earth) describes a struggle to cope with the discovery of an oil-covered seagull feather. To stress the theme of environmentalism and the necessity for action, Jackson writes in the essay: "We've been treating Mother Earth the way some people treat a rental apartment. Just trash it and move on."
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