What does it mean to be a man now? These poems’ answers are bold and deeply moving.

Degan Davis spent his childhood in Mattawa, Ontario, at the confluence of two rivers. He works as a Gestalt Therapist, both in a university setting and in private practice. Degan's poetry and non-fiction have appeared in such places as The Globe and Mail, The Malahat Review, Riddle Fence, and The New Quarterly. What Kind of Man Are You is his first book. He is currently working on a collection of essays about masculinity, femininity, and how to be a good man in this era. He lived for many years in St. John's and now lives in Toronto.

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• Long-listed, ReLit Awards

“… Rejecting both rhetoric and brute force as supreme, this book lives as equally in the heart as the mind. It’s had a drink or two with Lowell, Bly, and Carver. It's found a church of sorts in jazz and blues. As readers, we find ourselves witnessing this sensitive exploration during an historical moment in which What Kind of Man Are You may emerge as one of the most urgent questions.”

Stevie Howell

“If you could strip us of our insolent and taciturn practices, deny us our drunken and garrulous escapes, and encourage our tongues to talk the truth, these are some of the things men might say about what, and how, they feel.”

Michael Winter