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Love Ends in A Tandem Kayak is a fantastical and visceral collection, veering from gut-punch imagery to heartache with unforgettable impact. Divided into three chapters, it navigates the realms of love, memory, loneliness, and sorrow, ultimately seeking hardcore joy. This thoughtfully edited book showcases Brown's most complete and stunning work, offering an economical beauty in its pages. It discards academic fluff and embraces honest, raw expressions without trite wisdom, delving into self-love, grief, and the complexities of being human with both humor and weight. If you're seeking solace for deep wounds, this book will try to hold your hand and guide you to needle and thread

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"""I've done a few shows with Derrick, and I love how his poems connect with an audience with these unique setups and surprise left hooks. He is a chef that serves my favorite recipe of sarcastic but never cynical. The pieces are funny as hell, and some are fearlessly heavy, with a naked sadness, and some are very stupid. Is that courageous? There is something very human in riding that roller coaster in front of an audience, conducting us from laughter to wonder. It's fair to say that he is my favorite living poet over six feet tall that isn't on heroin."" -Bobcat Goldthwait, Comedian, Director Derrick C. brown is a heart whisperer & this collection is no exception. Equal parts devastating, hilarious, and swoon-worthy, Love Ends in a Tandem Kayak is a roadmap for every romantic looking to stay hopeful, a reminder that when love abandons us, it's only making room for more of itself to squeeze in. -Olivia Gatwood, Life of the Party"

"""I've done a few shows with Derrick, and I love how his poems connect with an audience with these unique setups and surprise left hooks. He is a chef that serves my favorite recipe of sarcastic but never cynical. The pieces are funny as hell, and some are fearlessly heavy, with a naked sadness, and some are very stupid. Is that courageous? There is something very human in riding that roller coaster in front of an audience, conducting us from laughter to wonder. It's fair to say that he is my favorite living poet over six feet tall that isn't on heroin."" -Bobcat Goldthwait, Comedian, Director"

I've done a few shows with Derrick and I love how his poems connect with an audience with these unique setups and surprise left hooks. He is a chef that serves my favorite recipe of sarcastic but never cynical. The pieces are funny as hell and some are fearlessly heavy, with a naked sadness, and some are very stupid. Is that courageous? There is something very human in riding that roller coaster in front of an audience, conducting us from laughter to wonder. It's fair to say that he is my favorite living poet over six feet tall that isn't on heroin. -Bobcat Goldthwait, Comedian, Director Derrick C. brown is a heart whisperer & this collection is no exception. Equal parts devastating, hilarious, and swoon-worthy, Love Ends in a Tandem Kayak is a roadmap for every romantic looking to stay hopeful, a reminder that when love abandons us, it's only making room for more of itself to squeeze in. -Olivia Gatwood, Life of the Party

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Derrick C. Brown is a novelist, comedian, poet, and storyteller. He is the winner of the 2013 Texas Book of The Year award for Poetry. He is a former paratrooper for the 82nd Airborne. He is the owner and president of Write Bloody Publishing, which Forbes and Filter Magazine call ""...one of the best independent poetry presses in the country."" He is the author of eight books of poetry and four children's books. The New York Times calls his work ""...a rekindling of faith in the weird, hilarious, shocking, beautiful power of words."" He lives in Los Angeles.

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