From Summer 2023: The Poetry of Gregory Brooks

The poet pens a few words about his lived experiences struggling with mental health and finding your place in a religion that idolizes perfection. “No Man Can Serve Two Masters” and “Throwing Up in the DC Temple” can be found in the Summer 2023 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought.

GREGORY BROOKS grew up in Orem, Utah, in the shade of honey locust trees. He is a student at Utah Valley University, studying psychology. His poetry has appeared in Touchstones, Warp & Weave, Utah Life Magazine, and Silver Birch Press. His forthcoming chapbook, The Music of the Dead, was a winner in the “30 Poems in 30 Days” contest by Salt Lake Community College. He loves reading poetry outside and sharing his excitement for verse with anyone willing to bend an ear.