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Grown Up Poetry Needs to Leave Me Alone is the debut poetry pamphlet from award-winning spoken word poet Carly Brown, published by Knockingdoor Press in 2014. In these vibrant and witty poems, Carly explores a range of topics from break-ups to T.S Eliot to the crushing realization that Santa Claus is not real. The book is now in its 2nd Edition.

‘With each poem there is a refreshing comedic integrity but also a brilliant truth that both enlightens and terrifies.’ – Selcouth Station, review of Grown Up Poetry Needs to Leave Me Alone

The cover art and typographic design was created by American artist Lydia Cruz. The typographic design is based on actual performances of each poem and attempts to capture such non-textual elements as speed, emphasis, volume and space.