Front cover of The Beautiful Boys by Stanley Iyanu, paperback

The Beautiful Boys - Stanley Iyanu

Stanley Iyanu

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  • Pages · n/a
  • Publication Date · 24/09/2026
  • Genre · Poetry by individual poets
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Stanley Iyanu takes the reader on a poetic voyage in search of the beautiful boys four characters and sections: the Libertine, the Outcast, the Villain, and the Joker. Exploring themes of mythology, memory, modern love, and loss, the beautiful boys takes a humorous look at the pitfalls of dating in a city in your 30s to losing friends to suicide to finding love in oneself and in one's community. the beautiful boys is a love letter to the defiant, dejected, and deeply enigmatic.

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