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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Boy Unarmored is a poetry collection about growing up, breaking quietly, and learning-slowly-how to live without hiding.Across fifteen poems and a deeply personal closing reflection, Nicky Bennett traces the long arc of becoming: childhood loss, the tightening pressure of expectations, the performance of strength, the sting of language, first love, confusion, resilience, identity, and the quiet courage it takes to remove the armor we built to survive.These poems do not shout. They do not rush toward resolution. Instead, they linger in the in-between moments-on stage beneath bright lights, suspended midair before landing, standing confidently while something inside is still negotiating the truth. With restrained language and emotional precision, Bennett explores masculinity, vulnerability, grief, bullying, self-discovery, and the complicated process of learning to accept the parts of ourselves we were once taught to silence.At its core, Boy Unarmored is not just about surviving difficult seasons-it is about what happens after survival. It is about questioning who you were told to be. It is about loving deeply, even when you do not yet have language for what you are feeling. It is about carrying the younger version of yourself with compassion instead of shame.For readers of contemporary confessional poetry and reflective prose, this collection offers space to breathe. It speaks to anyone who has wrestled with identity, felt split between expectation and instinct, or wondered whether softness and strength can coexist.If you have ever felt too much or not enough, too visible or unseen, steady on the outside but negotiating something quieter underneath-this book is for you.Becoming unarmored is not a single act. It is a practice. And you are not alone in it. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. What if strength and softness are not opposites?For generations, men have been taught that control is power, anger is acceptable, and tears are weakness. Competence becomes identity. Performance becomes protection. Vulnerability feels like risk. But beneath the surface of traditional masculinity, something quieter is happening. Men are questioning inherited scripts. Boys are growing up in a world that demands more emotional awareness than the one their fathers inherited. And many are discovering that suppression is not strength - it is strain.Strong Enough to Be Soft is a collection of personal and cultural essays that redefines modern masculinity through emotional intelligence, accountability, and courage. Blending reflection with social observation, Nicky Bennett examines the ways men are shaped by expectations of stoicism and control - and the cost of living inside those expectations for too long.These essays explore: - Why anger is often the only emotion men feel allowed to express- How suppressed emotion shows up in the body as tension, isolation, and burnout- The fear of crying in public - and what actually happens when softness is seen- The collapse of identity when failure strips away performance- The loneliness created by touch deprivation and emotional silence- How raising boys differently can interrupt generational inheritance- What integrated, tender masculinity looks like in practiceAt its core, this book argues that emotional literacy is not fragility. It is discipline. Accountability is not weakness. It is maturity. Tenderness is not the opposite of strength - it is evidence of it.This is not a manifesto and not a condemnation of men. It is an invitation to expansion. An invitation to redefine strength as steadiness rather than suppression. To see softness not as surrender, but as endurance. To remain open even after hurt. To build identity not solely on competence, but on character.For men who feel the pressure to perform.For partners trying to understand them.For parents raising boys in a changing world.For anyone questioning what masculinity could become if it embraced the full range of human emotion.You do not have to stop being strong.You only have to redefine what strength means. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Every guy knows the Bro Code. Nobody officially hands it to you. There's no ceremony, no class, no instruction manual. And yet somehow, by the time boys reach middle school, most of them already know the rules.Bros before hoes.Bros don't wear pink.Bros don't cry.Bros must love sports.Bros always pee standing up.Some of these rules are ridiculous. Some are harmless jokes that get repeated often enough to feel real. But others quietly shape how boys learn to see themselves, how they relate to other men, and how they hide parts of who they are in order to fit in.In The Bro Code is Broken, Nicky Bennett takes a thoughtful and often humorous look at the unwritten rulebook many men grow up with. Drawing from cultural observations, personal reflection, and the strange social rituals of boyhood, Bennett examines the rules most guys recognize instantly but rarely stop to question.Where did these expectations come from? Why do they persist? And what happens when men feel like they don't quite fit the version of masculinity they were handed?Moving rule by rule through familiar pieces of the so-called Bro Code, this book explores the pressure to perform toughness, the fear of vulnerability, the awkward rules around male friendship, and the quiet ways boys learn to police each other's behavior. Along the way, Bennett invites readers to reconsider which rules were ever worth following in the first place.The Bro Code is Broken is not a lecture and it isn't an academic treatise on gender. Instead, it's a reflective and accessible conversation about masculinity as it's actually lived and experienced-sometimes funny, sometimes confusing, and occasionally exhausting.With a voice that is both self-aware and generous, Bennett challenges the idea that there is only one way to be a man. By the end of the book, the old rules begin to give way to something better: a broader, healthier understanding of masculinity that allows for honesty, emotional depth, and genuine connection.Part cultural commentary, part personal reflection, and part gentle rebellion against outdated expectations, The Bro Code is Broken invites readers to reconsider the rules they inherited and imagine a version of masculinity that is stronger precisely because it is more human. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Everything I Said Yes To is an intimate, unflinching memoir of desire, identity, and the quiet negotiations we make with ourselves.Blending lyrical prose and poetry, Nicky Bennett traces his journey through bisexual awakening, erotic discovery, power exchange, tenderness, and self-integration. What begins with a glance in the mirror unfolds into a deeply embodied exploration of what it means to want-and to stay present inside that wanting.This is not a guide. It is not a manifesto. It is not an apology.It is a personal narrative of male sexuality and identity told with honesty and restraint. From early attraction and fluid desire to kink exploration and power dynamics, Bennett examines how heat, control, vulnerability, and care can coexist. He explores the grammar of consent, the structure of safewords, the pull of taboo, and the difference between intensity and intimacy.Along the way, he confronts the tension between being the "right kind of man" and being the honest kind. He discovers that power can be both shield and invitation. That surrender can be chosen. That tenderness after intensity can feel more radical than the act itself.Written in fragments, poems, journal entries, and reflective prose, this queer erotic memoir invites readers into the spaces between looking and touching, between dominance and submission, between adrenaline and connection. It lingers in the aftercare. It honors the bruise as much as the flame.Explicit, thoughtful, and deeply human, this book does not offer answers. It offers permission: to notice, to feel, to cross lines carefully, and to return intact.This is a story about saying yes-not to everything, but to yourself. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. What if we had better language for our inner lives?Most of us learn the names of colors long before we learn the names of emotions. We can tell the difference between crimson and pink, between the gray of a cloudy morning and the darker gray of rain about to fall. But when someone asks how we feel, the answers often collapse into a handful of familiar words: good, bad, fine, tired.Every Feeling I Could Name is a poetic exploration of the emotional vocabulary we carry-and the many feelings that exist just beyond it.Organized around the subtle landscape of human emotion, this collection moves through moments of tenderness, restlessness, longing, grief, wonder, and quiet joy. Some poems linger in the still spaces of reflection; others pulse with energy, curiosity, and discovery. Together they trace the shifting terrain of the inner life: the thoughts we circle, the feelings we struggle to articulate, and the quiet revelations that arrive when we learn to sit with them.With language that is both intimate and accessible, Nicky Bennett invites readers into a contemplative journey through the many shades of being human. Each poem becomes an act of attention-a small attempt to name what so often remains unnamed.This is a book for readers who love thoughtful, modern poetry and for anyone who has ever paused mid-sentence, searching for the right word for what they feel.Every Feeling I Could Name reminds us that emotions are rarely simple-and that sometimes the act of naming them is where understanding begins. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. In a world that rarely slows down, Breathing Room offers a quiet invitation to pause.This collection of poems explores the subtle rhythms of breath, body, and awareness. Inspired by meditation, yoga, and the simple act of paying attention, these poems reflect on movement and stillness, tension and release, presence and distraction.Organized around the natural cycle of breathing - inhale, hold, exhale, and begin again - the book moves through moments of reflection that encourage the reader to slow down and notice what is often overlooked. Some poems focus on the body in motion. Others settle into stillness, observing the quiet spaces where clarity and calm begin to emerge.Written in a voice that is thoughtful, intimate, and accessible, Breathing Room is a collection about returning to the present moment. These poems do not rush or demand attention. Instead, they create space - space to pause, to notice, and to reconnect with the steady rhythm of breath that is always with us.For readers drawn to contemplative poetry, mindfulness, and reflections on the body and awareness, Breathing Room is a gentle reminder that sometimes the most meaningful moments arrive when we simply stop, listen, and breathe. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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