A Socially Acceptable Breakdown by Patrick Roche

A Socially Acceptable Breakdown by Patrick Roche

A poetry collection pulling from the author's personal narrative to take the reader on a journey through family, mental health, grief, pop culture, body image, queer identity, love, joy, memory, myth, and magic. The collection follows a trajectory of 1) exploring identity, avoidance, escapism, and shame, then 2) facing and confronting fears, shame, grief, and self-image, and finally 3) breaking down stigma, searching for joy, finding self-acceptance, and the value of storytelling and sharing as a tool to connect, love, and choose progress.

Roche, Patrick: - Patrick Roche is an award-winning poet, mental health advocate, and Carly Rae Jepsen enthusiast from New Jersey. Videos of Patrick's work have amassed 9 million views on YouTube. Patrick has competed or been featured at multiple national and international competitions and festivals. He has shared stages with Darryl DMC McDaniels of RUN DMC, Pitch Perfect star Brittany Snow, and many more. Patrick's work has appeared in or been published by Button Poetry, UpWorthy, Buzzfeed, The Huffington Post, MSN, Beech Street Review, Gal Pals Present, Freezeray Press, Voicemail Poems, and his mom's fridge. He is based out of Nutley, NJ.

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ISBN 13	9781943735983
ISBN 10	1943735980
Title	A Socially Acceptable Breakdown
Author	Patrick Roche
Series	Button Poetry Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Button Poetry
Year published	2021-11-04
Number of pages	88
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