Performed at IWPS 2015
“So where had I failed in this chameleon training, how could he tell?”
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Performed at IWPS 2015
“Dear Jake you are the reason I should not go for walks anymore. I keep falling in love with footprints.”
Don’t miss this poem from Patrick Roche, performing at IWPS 2015
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“Sometimes, I look up at the night sky and it reminds me that people and planets aren’t so different. We all have an orbit, our energy decides what comes into our atmosphere.We all have our own gravity.”
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“Maybe love stays, maybe love can’t. Maybe love shouldn’t.”
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“Maybe love stays, maybe love can’t. Maybe love shouldn’t.”
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“Love arrives exactly when love is supposed to, and love leaves exactly when love must.”
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ABOUT THE BOOK
A Socially Acceptable Breakdown is a poetry collection that explores themes of family, queerness, mental health, grief, pop culture, body image, love, joy, memory, myth, and magic.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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, making him one of the most popular spoken word poets. Patrick has competed or been featured at multiple national and international competitions and festivals, including placing 3rd in the world at the 2016 Individual World Poetry Slam and 2nd at the 2017 Capturing Fire international queer slam. He has shared stages with Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of RUN DMC, Pitch Perfect star Brittany Snow, Everybody Hates Chris and The Walking Dead star Tyler James Williams, and Olympic Gold Medalist Chamique Holdsclaw. 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.
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Performed by Patrick Roche
“I commit a litany of crimes a puritan would burn at, and I commit the offense of loving everything until the life drains in only the most natural and deserving ways.”
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