The Great American Scapegoat

About the Book

The Great American Scapegoat is the first book-length collection of poems from Bloomington-based performance poet Tony Brewer. In it, he lays out his singular poetic vision of growing up, growing apart, and growing older amid the landscape — both real and intangible — of these United States. A sharp, eclectic, personal reflection, The Great American Scapegoat evokes the desire to hold on to innocence while learning to live with hard realities.

About the Author

Tony Brewer lives and works in Bloomington, Indiana, where he has been writing and performing for over fifteen years. He is the voice of reason behind MATRIX, www.matrixmag.com, a not-for-profit poetry and arts consortium he co-founded in 1998, as well as a founding member of the Bloomington poetry slam team, the Pie Cutters. His writing has appeared in Branches, Bathtub Gin, the Bloomington Independent, the St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, and elsewhere. He is also a professional editor, an audio producer, an adult literacy tutor, and a renowned sound effects artist.