Book Release: White Men My Age by Mike Bonifer

Join us for the release of Mike Bonifer's White Men My Age! 

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About White Men My Age:

The poetic recollections and reflections of a white American male born in the 1950s, created with the help of people for whom white American males born in the 1950s have been historically problematic. 

About Mike Bonifer:

Mike Bonifer is a poet and storyteller based in Los Angeles. He is the editor of Shooting Stars At Sky—The Poetry of Play, an anthology of sports poems to be published by Mama’s Kitchen Press in the Fall of 2024. He develops and performs his poetry, and shares his stories, at the Anansi Writers Workshop in Leimert Park and at other venues around Southern California. His company, Gamechangers, utilizes quantum storytelling to help organizations and individuals improve collaborations and performances. He will always be interested in how your story and his story become our story.

Praise for White Men My Age:

"Bonifer is an amazing poet and storyteller, who has lived aForrest-Gumpian life, having been present for every major event inhuman history with a first hand account of what really happened. Hehas, in all of his poetry, this amazing ability to see, hear and write theevents that really mattered, and capture the full attention of anyonewho will listen or read. He is one of the best Occasion poets I haveever heard, keenly capturing what we all should hold onto in themoments when we honor our local and national heroes. A poet issomeone who sees what others miss; someone who can pluck out andgoldplate the special details happening in this grand and glorious life.This book is a chapter- based time capsule waiting to be opened andexplored for all of its treasures." -- Hiram Sims, founder, The Sims Library of Poetry and the CommunityLiterature Initiative; co-founder, World Stage Press; City of LosAngeles Public Library Commissioner

"The Blues tells a story. Every line of the Blues has a meaning." -- John Lee Hooker

"White Men My Age pulls you into a certain kind of blues from theother side of the tracks. Vivid poetic memories that stretch from JFKto Tiger Woods. There is an alchemy in the way Bonifer’s pen cuts thepaper and how the truth bleeds out and develops on the parchments.His technique is meticulous and deliberate and if you listen closely,you may hear a few swan songs." --Tommy Domino, author of Switches, Hot Wheel Tracks and ExtensionCords

"Mike Bonifer has written a book of delightful, entertaining, insightfuland constantly surprising poems. For more than 40 years, I’vefollowed his path from top Disney motion picture publicist (“Tron,”“Dick Tracy”), to screenwriter, producer, author, motivational speaker,innovator in using improvisation in the workplace, and otherendeavors. I’m so impressed with his passion for poetry and hisdedication to expressing himself with imagination and courage in thisunique art form. I think you will be too." -- Howard Green, Senior Disney Animation PublicityExecutive/Historian

"Thoughtful and clever with just the right mix of experiences that applyto our modern world and society. A touch of humor here and therereminds us not to take ourselves too seriously. The type of qualitywriting I have come to expect from Mike Bonifer." --Jeff Roberts, Ph.D.

"White Men My Age is a necessary collection—surrendered from thesoul and gifted to nourish the soil and landscape of poetry. Bonifer'scarefully-crafted pages are soaked with poignant authenticity andcatharsis stitched into every piece. In this body of work, with theunearthing of each poem, we find ourselves unraveling a crucial voicethat becomes a friend. Bonifer's voice becomes a familiar echo in ahallway of truth-seekers and eager spectators as he splatters imagesand words onto each page like an inkblot projection of personalityonto papyrus." --Ravina Wadhwani, author of Yellow

"White Men My Age is an imperative look into the character and anassessment of one of the most reproachful, compassionate, hated,beloved, overachieving and misunderstood creatures of the knownuniverse: the White Man in American Society in the 21st Century, asseen through the eyes of one of America’s most poignant Whitecitizens, the poet Mike Bonifer. Bonifer’s brilliantly distinct poeticdocumentation and explication of the self navigates the reader beyondethnicity and culture and ventures past the physical and into thespiritual realm through waves of uncertainty to arrive at the unchartedshores of enlightenment." --Carlos Ornelas, author of Ketchup: Sopa de Gato; AcquisitionsEditor, Community Literature Initiative

"BONAFIDE or “BONIFIED”—it means to make something good. Itonly takes one word to describe the work of White Men MyAge...applause, APPLAUSE!" --V. Kali, author of Hymn; Facilitator, Anansi Writers Workshop

"In this collection of poems, Mike Bonifer uses a magic wand andbrings us into his world. These poems will make you feel like youhave a front seat at the table while he weaves each story. He istransparent, witty and poetic. You will fall in love with Rosie as hedescribes her entering this world in a storm. You will feel like youknow his childhood friends as he lists their nicknames. White Men MyAge is a book you will want to read over and over." --Jaha Zainabu, Artist-In-Residence, WomanPreach! Inc.; author of IAm Writing to Tell You and 365:2013 A Poem a Day Series

"Clever, creative writing! I have known Mike nearly all my life. I canfeel the emotion that he evokes by describing his life experiences.“Regret” is particularly touching. He has delivered a gift for us toenjoy!" --Jerry Wehr, M.D., grade school classmate

"The poems are truly moving. I am looking forward to reading themmany, many times. My hat is off not only to Mike's intellect, but themotivation and discipline it must take to create artwork at this level.BRAVO!" --Marty Newman, high school classmate

"Bonifer looks back on life and observes relationships with clear eyedmemory and empathy—the hard love of and for a father, the birth of agrandchild, of goats and GOATS, of witting pretenders who mock andare unwittingly mocked by fate. His poetry is accessible and eruditewithout pretension, expressive of catholic truths with a cadence thatdraws and locks in the reader who is free to feel as well as understand." --Bill Powers, college classmate