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Dandy Madness is a bold, riotous, and achingly tender debut poetry collection from Buddy Devine - a voice as unruly and alive as New York City itself. With equal parts wit and raw emotional honesty, these poems careen through the highs and disasters of queer love and modern dating, the ache of loneliness in a hyperconnected world, and the surreal absurdity of simply being alive in the 21st century. From a hapless search for a misplaced dick to time-traveling sexual misadventures with a wizard named Steeve, from a man from Mars bewildered by humanity's cruelty to a letter from an alien pen pal weeping over the state of Earth, Devine blends laugh-out-loud humor with devastating vulnerability and visionary social critique. Rooted in the Beat tradition yet thoroughly, defiantly now, Dandy Madness is a love letter to misfits, outsiders, hopeless romantics, and anyone who has ever felt too much in a world that rewards feeling nothing - a debut that announces an unmistakable new voice in American poetry. Buddy Devine is the pen name of Elijah Singer Brahmi (he/him), a New York–based cartoonist, illustrator, and writer known for his sharp humor, vivid counter-culture sensibility, and deeply empathetic storytelling.I also have along history of experience with web design graphic design, and visual marketing, having designed very unique and successful ad champions for various companies.Elijah Brahmi is a classically trained Illustrator with a BA from Cuny SPS majored in creative writing and fine arts. He's an up and coming NYC based artist and mental health advocate from a mad pride liberation framework who has a long history of activism for trans and neurodivergent rights. He cut their teeth drawing cartoons for The Oracle, the student newspaper at SUNY New Paltz, a formative period that helped shape their voice in narrative illustration. Their cartoons often reflect personal identity, queerness, and mental health, brought to life in a style that nods to underground luminaries like Art Crumb. In addition to their work in print and web comics, Buddy Devine is a prolific commission artist: they design album covers, event posters, YouTube thumbnails, character designs, and more. Through their brand, "Dandy of the Underworld," they sell both wholesome and more adult work directly to a devoted fanbase in nyc Art Fairs multiple fairs every month (and they regularly open commission slots).