Spotlight: His Ph.D. is in Hypocrisy by Tayo Oredein
Title: His Ph.D. is in Hypocrisy …
and other Poems about my Crappy Ex-Boyfriend
Author: Tayo Oredein
Series: Stand Alone (Collection of
Poems)
Genre: Poetry, Memoir, Romance, Humor
Publisher: Gynarchy
Release Date: Mar 2014
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook &
Print
Blurb/Synopsis:
Blurb
Everyone comes into your life for a
reason. And even though they may stay just long enough to break your
heart, their ultimate purpose can last a lifetime.
Synopsis
They say everything happens for a
reason, but try telling that to a young woman with a newly broken
heart.
His PhD is in Hypocrisy…And Other
Poems about My Crappy Ex-Boyfriend is a memoir of sorts; a collection
of poems chronicling the ups and downs, differences and the
dissolution of one of my key relationships. Despite our interracial
backgrounds (I'm black, he's white & Palestinian) and
inter-religious upbringings (he is Muslim to my Christian), I thought
we could and would end up together. But that didn't happen. The
assorted poems (some short, some funny, some angry) talk about the
love, frustration, and heartbreak, and the whole reflection
culminated in an unexpected life lesson that surfaced on 9/11.
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A Million (BAM)
Tayo Oredein is a model, actress and
writer. Tayo (pronounced Ty~yo, and which means "Joy" in
Yoruba) is from Jamaica Queens, NY though and is of African-American
and Nigerian descent (her father is Nigerian). She went to Wellesley
College in Wellesley, MA and returned to New York after graduation.
She later received a graduate degree from Hunter College, and will
soon receive another from Rutgers University
After years of flirting with it, she
officially started modeling in 2011 when she was handpicked to be a
model for Monica Holder’s “Beauty of the Month” project. Since
then she has been featured in online promotional materials, shorts
and music videos, greeting card lines, coffee-table books, fashion
shows, and other projects.
As for her writing, she has long since
had a collection of unpublished work, but recently published her
first book, "His PhD is in Hypocrisy and Other Poems about My
Crappy Ex-Boyfriend", a collection of poems about love, and love
lost. It is available on Amazon.com (where it's also available for
Kindle), BN.com, and other online retailers.
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Excerpt
A
Rite of Passage March ‘00
How could he share himself with so
many?
His number rising exponentially
in college when he cheated on his ex
Using it as a scapegoat to deal with
his feelings
and as a means to hurt her,
while pleasing himself for the moment
Perhaps there was more to his
promiscuity
Maybe the notches in his belt
made up for an insecurity
by filling as many holes as he could,
somehow he was filling the one in his
soul
How else could you engage in the
physical act of love
with someone you hate so much
that you cringe when they speak?
That you book it out of there
the very moment after you peaked?
But maybe his intent there
was to hurt and humiliate,
To take something precious from them
and after, why not sleep with her
roommate?
Being with him doesn’t mean you’re
special
It doesn’t mean he likes or cares for
you either
It’s not a privilege, more like a
rite of passage
Making me wonder, are things really
different with me
or is it just my turn to be his piece
of ass
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