How Very Man of You is a collection of poems for anyone who’s ever been told to smile softer speak quieter or love less loudly. With wit bite and a touch of sarcasm it turns impossible rules and double standards into evidence — sharp lyrical and painfully familiar. These poems don’t bow or beg; they stand tall burning unapologetic. They speak to the quiet anger the hidden scars the laughter buried under restraint — and they remind us that survival can be its own kind of victory.