Barbaric Mercies by GaylordBrewer Paperback, 88 Pages, Published 2003 by Red Hen Press ISBN-13: 978-1-888996-67-8, ISBN: 1-888996-67-6
""Gaylord Brewer’s Barbaric Mercies is a book of extraordinary and delightful individuality. Alternately aggressive, outrageous, whimsical, and heartfelt, the poems are never predictable but always authentic. The author has such a genius for phrasing that there are many lines that make the reader stop and sigh or smile. A dark and delicious volume." ―Dana Gioia "Barbaric Mercies, Mr. Brewer’s finest book of poems yet, seamlessly weaves ..."
"The Great Writers series explores the lives of some of the most talked about literary figures of the past half-century. A favorite of students for his poetry of raw angst and rebellion, Bukowski revolutionised contemporary literature with his anti- establishment methodology. Ages 14+."
Four Nails by GaylordBrewer Paperback, 88 Pages, Published 2001 by Snail's Pace Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9675273-3-8, ISBN: 0-9675273-3-3
"Poetry. Gaylord Brewer's third book of poetry evokes all the senses through its use of metaphor, character, landscape and precise imagery with tough, memorable writing. Reviewing Brewer's Presently a Beast in the Asheville Poetry Review, M.A. Roberts writes, "I make the unlikely comparison between Muhammad Ali and Brewer in hopes of some semblance of how Gaylord Brewer approaches the world and how he poetically writes about it. That is, ..."
Exit Pursued by a Bear by GaylordBrewer Paperback, 112 Pages, Published 2004 by Wordtech Communications ISBN-13: 978-1-932339-30-7, ISBN: 1-932339-30-2
"Exit Pursued by a Bear is the fifth collection of Gaylord Brewer's macabre yet tender poetry. Exploring the dark aspects of human experience with an unsettling ease, Brewer mines both humor and profound insight through his jaunty, understated lines."
"Gaylord Brewer. Poem to My Unconceived Daughter Dearest Cathy, if that's your
name, I'll spare you from my earnestness, my fine feeling sentimentality. I love
you too much to ramble on about how much it hurts, about how your hair affects ..."