The Soft Hours: Poems

By Leo Piotr

"The Soft Hours" is a striking debut collection that redefines masculine vulnerability for the modern age. In these carefully crafted poems, Leo Piotr explores the quiet moments throughout the day when truth emerges from shadow - when men allow themselves to be seen beyond the armor they wear in daylight.

From late-night office buildings to quiet kitchen counters, from immigrant neighborhoods to city trains, these poems chart a geography of masculine emotion rarely captured in contemporary poetry. Piotr's voice is both tender and unflinching as he explores:

The quiet resistance of sleepless nightsHunger that goes beyond appetiteThe weight of cultural expectationsThe courage found in vulnerabilityThe strength in choosing softness

Drawing from his experience as a Polish-Canadian navigating between worlds, Piotr creates a new language for masculine emotion - one that honors both strength and tenderness. His poems speak to anyone who has ever felt caught between who they are expected to be and who they truly are.

Perfect for readers of Ocean Vuong, Rupi Kaur, and Billy Collins, "The Soft Hours" offers a fresh perspective on modern masculinity, cultural identity, and the courage it takes to be vulnerable in a world that often demands silence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1069271233
• ISBN13: 9781069271235
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Ness House Press
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"