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    Hi, Im Terry. Im a regular guy and Im passionate about mens issues and gender topics. I was a feminist for 15 years--in my research and travels as a male feminist, I stumbled onto an immense yet hidden world of male suffering and negative male narratives. It made me realize that we live in not just a sexist society, but a situationally based bi-sexist society. That is, depending on the situation, one gender or the other may find itself advantaged or disadvantaged. The male side of this bi-sexist experience has, in my opinion, been largely ignored and/or overlooked. Consequently, mens challenges, as well as the true nature of masculinity, are both misunderstood and dramatically misrepresented. Further, decades of a women’s movement without a complementary shift for men has created a social gender ecosystem that is out of balance. This book uses the symbiotic interplay between the art of poetry and the thought-provoking side of prose as a powerful catalyst to both explore that imbalance and to promote a deeper exploration of current-day gender dynamics. (And, maybe more significantly, to support, promote, amplify, and give permission for the invisible male voice in our culture to be heard--an intention which runs counter to male gender training!) This book is a multilayered work and begins with a timeless story--an archetypal boy-to-man tale that came to me in a dream. I use this story as metaphorical springboard to discuss different aspects of male developmental psychology, and as a device to weave/explain the nature of mens challenges throughout the book. I also discuss how we create and experience reality through narratives and stories, and how feminism has profoundly affected the narrative development regarding social gender identity/perception in men and women. Many topics because of their impact on mens lives, and the fabric of this book, are frequently reiterated--topics such as rituals, mentors, fatherhood/father absence, relationships, work, divorce, v
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