Broetry: Poetry for Dudes Hardcover – Illustrated, July 5, 2011

I have tried the greats, and some have moved me but Broety: Poetry for Dudes is just plain relatable fun! Enjoyed every page of it.

Great for a coffee table, bathroom, or entertaining friends- could easily be turned into a game; fun jokes and interesting takes on the modern male perspective.

I confess: I like my poetry down to earth, sexy/sexual, and with a sense of humor; "Broety" manages to be all these things at once, and does it with style! I enjoyed the time-based layout of the book, too - it's not a book full of poems about flowers, written by someone trying to seem cool; it's a book of poetry by a writer with an authentic voice, who's writing about events and time periods in his life. Love love love.Given this is McGackin's freshman piece, there are definitely things that don't work (a few obviously-written-for-class pieces, notably a riff on "Two Roads diverged.." which works as a funny comparison piece, but doesn't work as much else -- but then there are pieces like "Morning Sex" and "I'll take 'crazy bitches' for $200, Alex" which make you laugh and think all at once. He also does *wonders* with Haiku (and combined-haiku, as in "Haikougar" - which also works as a pun... :D ).I suspect the 1-star reviewers like their poetry stuffier; ie, less sex, less fun, and more like all the convoluted flower-related poetry out in the marketplace (see the bonus poems after the Acknowledgement sections for more on this..) .. or perhaps they're offended by all the sex.What I'm saying is, you'll love this, or you'll hate it - but you won't be ambivalent, and that's what's really awesome. Looking forward to the next book.... oh, and seriously: Awesome!

With a name like Broetry, you might expect this book to be lumped in with frat-house bathroom reading like "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell", but Broetry is a smart, witty, beautifully constructed collection of poems about things that appeal to the modern dude. Everything from beer to Captain America to Taylor Swift's hotness (so hot) is covered in an incredibly unique and clever way. I give it two thumbs up or five stars or whatever. Plus, the writer has a master's degree in poetry from USC, so it's not like he's just some schlub writing dirty limmericks. As an actual fan and reader of poetry (and a 26 year old heterosexual male) I really enjoyed this book (but gay guys and girls will probably like it too).

Why read: Received for reviewWhat impressed me: I'm no poetry fan, but I could get through this book easily and managed to be mildly entertained for the most part.What disappointed me: The novelty of McGackin's voice wears off about four poems in. If feels like it's supposed to be really funny, but completely misses the mark landing nearer unusual. Broetry proves poetry can be written for the masses, but it failed to strike a chord in me.Recommended: Not really. It's only appeal is in its quirkiness.

This is the perfect gift for a guy in your life. It's simple but funny - and appropriately priced. I couldn't resist giving it a read-through myself before I wrapped it for my friend. My friend loved it - he actually took the time to read it (shock, I know). And it's been sitting on his bookshelf ever since.

I wish the system would let me rate this zero stars. This book was absolute garbage. Frankly, I found it difficult to empathize with the author's perspective at all, leading me to judge him much more harshly than he judged every woman he encountered/remembered. In the poem "whorecrux" he details the seven times his heart was "broken" by some girl/woman. The first starts off with a first grade fling. I suppose the title would suggest that this six year old girl was a whore for "dumping" him at recess. First of all, gross. Second, kindly get over it. I'm sure she has.The rest of the poems are banal at best. Maybe provoking a thought though it often leads nowhere relevant. The cover leads one to believe it might be funny, however it simply comes off as sad.Overall, I think the biggest issue is that the title is missing the proper tag line: "Broetry: verses from a man so fragile he had to change the word 'poetry' to make it sound more manly."

Hilarious poems about being a bro and other bro topics. Great idea by the author!

This book was supposed to be a gift but the condition I received it in is unacceptable. There were black scuff marks all over the book and since the paper cover is white, these marks are not easily removed or cleaned. The paper cover also does not fit properly around the hardcover. Really disappointed as I love the book itself.