Guante: Handshakes (Spoken Word on Gender/Masculinity)

[@veronicap.9723]

Have been following you ever since "Ten Responses to the phrase Man up" and I love what you do, Guante! Looking forward to hear more of your work in 2016

[@handsomerube]

this is pure gold.

[@BeehiveBoy]

just received A Love Song, a Death Rattle, a Battle Cry for christmas, and this poem is one of my favorites

[@KarmillaPS]

Part of our timeshare sales training was how to shake hands. It was the first impression and had to be strong. As a 1.6m tall woman who weighed under 50kgs at the time, this was joke. I was expected to use brute force that I didn't have to make a good first impression. I was also young and impressionable so I learned the power of a surprisingly firm handshake. You would not believe the number of times I have been told that I "shake like man" or "have quite a handshake, for a woman". It is actually pathetic how much emphasis we place on the gender stereotype of needing to physically dominate others.

[@juliealter5036]

Thank you for breaking down the ideas surrounding gender and all the other topics you cover; your writing is amazing! (Also the Glider and Swordfish tattoos are killer :)

[@harrietmilton8397]

I really glad that no one has disliked this.

[@emmarosehanley5715]

Oh yes, thank you, you sweet, sweet man. This is so important.

[@KarmillaPS]

Do you remember a teddy bear being ripped away from hands that were not strong enough to hold on. WOW!

[@cadewooten2460]

Your work is amazing! Never stop ❤️

[@helloweese]

LOVE

[@loreniam.balboa9094]

love your work

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This is amazing

[@Mallory-Malkovich]

Beautifully dismantled.

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