I Had a Brother Once: A Poem, A Memoir

If you know Adam Mansbach from his snarky kid’s parody, Go The F**k to Sleep, be prepared to move and be moved in another direction. Whether parody or a deep and rewarding dive into personal tragedy, Mansbach has always kept family as a source of inspiration. For the parody, trying to get his young son to sleep. Here, a meditation on his late brother. It is not uncommon to find that the funniest person in the room feels most deeply. Adam Mansbach’s latest is proof.