Broetry
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€17.99
Why don't more guys read poetry? Because it doesn't speak to them. As contemporary poets tackle subjects like incest, menstruation, and pine cones, regular guys are left scratching their heads. Who can speak for Everyman? Who will give voice to his passions, his fears, his dreams? Who can articulate his love for Xbox 360, for Mama Celeste's Frozen Pizzas, for virtually any movie starring Bruce Willis? Enter "Broetry" - a stunning debut from a dazzling new literary voice. Broet Laureate Brian McGackin gives voice to the trials and tribulations of today's man. He goes where no poet has gone before - to Star Wars conventions, to frat parties, to video game tournaments and more. His poems include: "Reflections on Taylor Swift"; "Ode to That Girl I Dated for, Like, Two Month Sophomore Year"; "My Friends Who Don't Have Student Loans"; "Song of Mama Celeste"; "Haikougar"; and, many more. As the poems progress, we follow our Bro from high school graduation and college through a quarter life crisis and beyond. Packaged in a small gifty hardcover and illustrated with tasteful black and white illustrations, "Broetry" is a funny and sly study of modern masculinity.
Self-described Broet Laureate Brian McGackin is a fully licensed and accredited poet (which is to say that he's just received his MFA in Creative Writing from USC). He lives in Los Angeles, California. Website: Owns BrianMcGackin.com, PoetryforDudes.com and BroetryPoetryforDudes.com and trying to acquire Broetry.com Twitter: twitter.com/bpmcgackin Facebook: Brian McGackin. Lars Leetaru's illustrations have been everywhere -- The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Esquire, Forbes, New York Magazine, Fast Company, Smart Money, Barron's, ESPN Magazine, Inc., Men's Journal, I could go on and on. He also did the stunning cover painting for Quirk's SENSE AND SENSIBILITY AND SEA MONSTERS.