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Navigating Maleness by Wyatt Underwood Lulu
book review by J. Alpha
"Hormones . . . awash in chemicals, we make believe that reason chooses action."
In the introduction to Navigating Maleness, Wyatt Underwood invites his readers to enjoy the tang and salt of navigating maleness. Indeed, one of the greatest pleasures of reading Underwood's palatable poetry is that the content feels distinctively "lived through."
Divided into two sections, the first written in response to Underwood's reading of Dr. Louann Brizendine's book, The Male Brain, Underwood's collection of poems portray a strong sense of self-discovery, truthfulness, intimacy and humility... however did those kind and generous girls put up with me. While the second section contains several poems... crafted after letting its information steep in the cup of my brain, so to speak
Infused with love, passion, and power—often hard-to-articulate themes for men—Underwood's words are insightful in much the same way as the mid-19th Century American lecturer, essayist, and poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson, describes in his Illusions... "lifts a corner of the curtain" to reveal a spirit of "poetry and play"
From beginning to end—before birth through maturity—Navigating Maleness refreshes readers perspectives (no matter their gender) with his steady stream of wise perspectives and pithy adages like... Live and make happy. As Underwood surely does and is evident by his ear to ear grin on the back cover photo of Navigating Maleness depicting him posed legs straddled atop his Harley and at the ready to navigate maleness...
hot damn!
and if you have a long life
more happy to you
amen