Here’s the truth: although there are many truly great male writers in the world, many of them write very similarly to each other. Even some of the best writers in the world can be accused of being a bit lacking when it comes to being original. With that in mind, here are a few writers who you have probably heard of but might not have read, especially if you’re growing up in the Twilight and Harry Potter era.

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Isn’t it funny how the further away one tries to steer from a cliché, the quicker one seems to arrive at one. Sometimes I think all poetry is a cliché. Whilst reading poetry and getting into the hang of the rhyming scheme, it can seem that each punctuated syllable and closing couplet is the most obvious choice the poet could have made, and once again one is driven into a frustrating cul-de-sac, reading what seems to be another man’s rhyming Read the rest of this entry »