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A Real Man Would Have a Gun: Poems

by Stacey Waite

Poems examining masculinity, gender, and parenthood

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    2026 Lambda Award finalist for LGBTQ+ Poetry

    Finalist for the 2026 Lambda Award in LGBTQ+ Poetry.

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Poems examining masculinity, gender, and parenthood

Stacey Waite’s collection approaches masculinity from a genderqueer perspective, examining how gender and sexuality shape habits, relationships, and the world people create together. Parenthood is part of that inquiry, giving the poems another lens on the impacts of masculinity. The description points to a collection that combines anger, tenderness, and humor as it returns to questions about gender’s consequences and possibilities.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in contemporary American poetry addressing gender and sexuality.
  • Readers seeking poetry that explores masculinity and parenthood from a genderqueer perspective.

Themes

Gender and sexualityMasculinityParenthoodThe social impact of gender

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Book overview

Finalist for the 2026 Lambda Award for LGBTQ+ Poetry

Stacey Waite's newest collection of poems interrogates gender, sexuality, and parenthood. From a genderqueer perspective, the poems set their unflinching gaze on the habits and impacts of masculinity. Poignant, angry, heartfelt, and at times funny, this collection asks us, again and again: What kind of world do we make with gender?
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