Derrick Brown's fourth and final collection of poetry and short stories is a machine that has been called his finest collection of new work. Strange Light takes us back to the docks, to drama class and prom, an undersea conversation with Jacques Cousteau, and into his famous romantic howls. The epic poem, Strange Light, anchors this collection as one of the most inventive and potent collections of modern American poetry. About.com called his 2009 collection Scandalabra, one of the best books of the year. Everything hilarious and stirring is illuminated. The power of Strange Light is waiting.

Tour Anthology of poets, teaming up for a tour of the US in a small van. Heart charging, socially active verse.

Derrick Brown's newest collection of award winning prose and poetry, Scandalabra, has been receiving critical acclaim: "I wish I had written, "Patience." I mean written it down on paper. I've thought it to myself several times in different countries, but now Derrick has re-earned my trust after initially losing it by titling his book with a pun." -Comedian David Cross Derrick C. Brown basically rules. I want to read this book over and over again. - Elizabeth Kiefer, UR Chicago Drenched in a spotlight and alone onstage, Derrick wooed huge venues of drunken hecklers, college kids, and hipsters alike into listening to poetry at a rock show. Quite the accomplishment. Brown is leading a revolution to inject poetry, both written and spoken, with the raucous and booze-infused spirit of rocknroll. - Sara Graham, Venuszine "He is one of America's greatest unknown literary talents. Derrick has blown honesty and humor into the darkness and has somehow made poetry cool again." -Nylon Magazine

Award winning Nashville author, Derrick Brown, who has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and has been the opening act for rock bands by performing his poems (Cold War Kids and The White Stripes) released the new poetry collection, "I Love You Is Back" during his last book tour of Europe. With a large worldwide cult following, Brown has delivered ..".a heart crushing and brilliant work of modern American classics." NYLON magazine. It contains such hits as "The Victory Explosions" and "All distortion, All the time." This collection of 49 poems sings with sincere revelations and ecstatic lust for wild, honest living.

Born In The Year Of The Butterfly Knife is the award winning modern American prose and poetry collection by famed Nashville author Derrick Brown. Mr. Brown has performed works from herein on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and as the opening act for rock bands such as Cold War Kids and The White Stripes. It contains 204 pages of work spanning 1994-2004. Derrick Brown's large cult following has sent him on tours through twelve countries. He continues to tour to this day. Paperback. www.brownpoetry.com