{"product_id":"mansplaining-in-seventeen-syllables-a-c-e-dawes-9798248714308","title":"Mansplaining in Seventeen Syllables: Modern Haiku for Men Learning to Listen","description":"\u003cb\u003eMansplaining in Seventeen Syllables\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eModern Haiku for Xennial Men Learning to Feel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome men explain crypto.\u003cbr\u003eSome explain protein intake.\u003cbr\u003eSome men explain their feelings. In haiku.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMansplaining in Seventeen Syllables\u003c\/b\u003e is a witty, honest, and unexpectedly tender collection of modern haiku about masculinity, midlife, and the emotional education we probably should have received in 1996.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for Xennial men-the generation raised on dial-up internet, locker room rules, and \"I'm fine\"-this book captures what happens when that same generation starts going to therapy, raising teenagers, and realizing anger was never the only emotion available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside you'll find haiku about: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaying \"I'm fine\" when you're absolutely not\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnlearning \"be a man\" without losing yourself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFatherhood, aging, and the regret of yelling too loud\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHustle culture, podcast alphas, and performance masculinity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuiet mornings, soft strength, and finally exhaling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's self-aware.\u003cbr\u003eIt's occasionally uncomfortable.\u003cbr\u003eIt's dryly funny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd yes, it technically mansplains vulnerability - but only to itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMen in midlife reflection (or crisis)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDads who love their kids but are still figuring things out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaders of modern masculinity and personal growth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who has ever googled \"why am I like this\" at 11:47 p.m.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a manifesto.\u003cbr\u003eIt's not a rant.\u003cbr\u003eIt's not a lecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's seventeen syllables at a time -\u003cbr\u003elearning how to feel without writing a 3,000-word essay about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. C. E. Dawes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798248714308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.47d","brand":"A. C. E. Dawes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172240367871,"sku":"9798248714308","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mansplaining-in-seventeen-syllables-a-c-e-dawes-9798248714308","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}