THE COMEDY AND POETRY OF DERRICK BROWN
Who is this guy?
Derrick C. Brown
Derrick C. Brown is a poet, novelist, comedian, and storyteller. In 2023, Paste Magazine named his Comedy and Poetry Record 'Album of the Year.' He is the winner of the Texas Book of The Year award for Poetry. The New York Times calls his work “…a rekindling of faith in the weird, hilarious, shocking, beautiful power of words.”
He is a former paratrooper for the 82nd Airborne. He is the owner and president of Write Bloody Publishing, which Forbes and Filter Magazine called “…one of the best independent poetry presses in the country.” He is the author of ten books of poetry and four children’s books. He lives in Los Angeles.
Read Derrick's latest book
LOVE ENDS IN A TANDEM KAYAK
For fans of the fantastical. For fans of unforgettable, gut-punch imagery.
This is a visceral book that purposefully rollercoasters from humor to heartache. This new collection holds three chapters that venture from love and memory into loneliness and sorrow, ending in the chase for hardcore joy. Due to patient years of editing, tweaking, and sorting, this is Brown’s most thoughtful collection. The pages have an economical beauty, and it is the most complete, compelling, and stunning book the author has ever written.
New vinyl available from Sub Pop / PGF Records