Rare Enough To Offend

Rare Enough to Offend is a collection of poems exploring identity, perception, language, memory, and the quiet contradictions of human behaviour.

Written in a voice that moves between reflection, irony, and observation, these poems question how meaning shifts depending on who is speaking, who is listening, and what is already assumed.

From escapism and time, to the distortion of memory and self image, these pieces explore the spaces where understanding breaks down and where individuality resists simplification. Some poems are personal, others philosophical, many sit somewhere in between.

This is not a collection offering answers, but one that lingers in questions:
How much of who we are is shaped by others?
What happens when we are misread?
And why do we so often mistake familiarity for truth?

At its core, Rare Enough to Offend is about refusing to dilute experience for comfort,
about existing in the tension between being understood and being reduced.

A collection for readers who don't just read poetry, but sit with it.