“An attempt to make sense of our short lives through a blending of sacred myth and the reality of today’s life in dreams. Relationships and the various changes that healing brings. Yevtushenko takes a step forward in this bold approach. Accompanying photographs will further challenge you as they provide a collaborative form of commentary on the subjects, while also drawing you in their own worlds…”

“Zhenya Yevtushenko’s Manual for Masculinity, isn’t rigid or prescriptive; instead it defines masculinity through experience and observation, always expanding to hold more nuance. The most striking moments in these poems are those in which men touch, talk, connect. Yevtushenko’s poems create space for men, “no longer swords nor cleavers,” to reach out and lock hands with one another. Amid brilliant twisting of language and vivid imagery, these poems are dark lonely rooms cut through by windows of light and warm company. ”