Why Men Don't Read Poetry (And Why That's Starting to Change)

Nigel Stagg

Mar 30

1 min read

Men don't tend to reach out. We wait. We manage. We tell ourselves we're fine until the word stops meaning anything. Poetry, traditionally, hasn't helped with that.

I've written from a place that feels like me.

No fluffy coulds,

No highly polishrd words.

Just what was in my head trying to break free.

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