---
product_id: 11849670
title: "Patter"
brand: "douglas kearney"
price: "RM140"
currency: MYR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 5
url: https://www.desertcart.com.my/products/11849670-patter
store_origin: MY
region: Malaysia
---

# Patter

**Brand:** douglas kearney
**Price:** RM140
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Patter by douglas kearney
- **How much does it cost?** RM140 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.my](https://www.desertcart.com.my/products/11849670-patter)

## Best For

- douglas kearney enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted douglas kearney brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Description

Patter

## Images

![Patter - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51d1wMs62FL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Patter: An Experimental Experience of Loss
  

*by A***J on Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2016*

Douglas Kearney’s Patter is a book of poetry that turns the raw bricks of emotion into home, one that houses all the tender parts of the speaker’s self most don’t let show and, particularly, what manhood and society wants to keep covered: the deep complexity and the elasticity of masculinity as well as the impassioned love at the center of fatherhood. Patter holds the loss of a forming idea, of a person becoming, one the speaker has yet to touch or see, at its core. In a way, Patter is a quaking lesson on how powerful ideas are.As the book unfolds, this all becomes a facet of a larger critique on the structure of whiteness only by way of the speaker moving through spheres of blackness as the poems of Patter at once utilizes and abandons the simple, traditional landscapes of verse and transforms them into complex cathedral-like structures symbolizing the mind, emotions & feelings—which becomes a poignant way to document speech & thought to render the pain and complexities of politics, race, sexism, fatherhood, miscarriage, & relationships, right onto the page. These poems are what it feels like to think to one’s self, especially when meditating on devastating terrain. Sometimes we must, “distract the crowd with patter,” so we don’t hurt so much or, in contrast, challenge and critique parts of the chaotic and unjust landscapes we’re a part of, “if evil here, who see it? / some see what sum get the get / of the once got. / if evil here, who speak it?”Patter becomes a collection being torn asunder and coalescing until a self is brought forth, “I sit to work on me to work on. life is its own hunger for itself” (77). Anthony Fife says, “Patter is an attempt to reconcile the internal and the external; an effort to find answers when language and rationality fail, and our own desires become unintelligible, even harmful.  And how, despite the internal tangles, we become what we need to become, and rise despite ourselves, to the occasion,” which I couldn’t have said better.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    PATTER/PATER: DOUGLAS KEARNEY'S RIFF ON FATHERHOOD
  

*by T***N on Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2016*

Douglas Kearney,'s PATTER explores a couple seeking to get pregnant who are thwarted by miscarriage. In our culture, we never get to hear about miscarriage from the perspective of the father, but Kearney asserts his right to that territory. It's a world rife with grief and disappointment, as well as concern about being a bad dad—a segment of the book celebrates famously bad dads. In many of the poems he wields a searing humor that layers all the complicated emotions of his situation, including the recounting of being part of a reality show about women who have miscarried. The book does all this while performing verbal pyrotechnics that demonstrate Kearney's tremendous gifts with language.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Beautiful, unique book with interesting word arrangements
  

*by S***H on Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2016*

BEAUTIFUL book. Metaphors, words, imagery, and themes are all very powerful and beautifully presented. The author combines intriguing words with word arrangements which tell their own story, just in the physical placement of words. This book is unlike your traditional poetry book, and I would highly recommend it.

---

## Why Shop on Desertcart?

- 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016
- 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories
- 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price
- 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members)
- 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection
- ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews

**Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.my/products/11849670-patter](https://www.desertcart.com.my/products/11849670-patter)

---

*Product available on Desertcart Malaysia*
*Store origin: MY*
*Last updated: 2026-02-22*