Idk

IDK (short for Inevitably Dusty Keepsake) is a collection of poetry that Brumy has written/performed in his initial few years as a New England slam poet.

While many of these pieces were written with the intent to be read within 3:00-3:10 minutes, some of the pieces were written without this time-limit in mind. The pieces are also ordered with some flow of emotions or ideas in mind, but the individual pieces were not necessarily written to be read in the order they are presented here.

Inspiration is Dying is meant to reflect a desire to return to the roots of art, the artist, rather than focusing on popularity or products.

Pieces such as Hey, Old Friend and Lembre-se de Sua Origem explore reconnecting with one's self to truly understand what's important/who they really are.

Fun little tidbit here, Pomottarap was originally created as a rap to go along with an audio beat Brumy had created YEARS ago and uploaded to Newgrounds.com . If there is any curiosity, feel free to look up Battle Preperation (yes, spelled wrong), though note that the version that it turned into here has a lot cut from the original whole rap. Perhaps this gives a little clue as to where the name came from as well.

Fire is... initially starts out with the typical personification of fire, but then twists to explore what I believe fire can truly represent, and explore a little how it feels when something is cast in a negative light when there is instead so much hidden positivity.

When Did Hatred talks about how society as a whole feels a lot more standoffish and no longer embracing of one another, or willing to open up and understand one another.

Inner Demons shows us that we don't love ourselves enough; it is a persona piece written with a character meant to reflect that little inner voice many of us struggle with that tells us, You're not good enough, or, You need to do this to feel truly accepted and loved. That voice only has power if we give it power.

Everyone is Weird(?) accelerates the descent into darker themes, and while it explores the idea that we are all indeed strange in some shape or form, we can't shake off this pressure of feeling like we're alone in feeling this way.

Shitshow Tix explores the struggle of recognizing your inner demons and battles, and trying to cope but feeling like even that coping mechanism isn't working anymore.

Precipice was Brumy's first Internationally published and translated poem, and does explore a very somber theme inspired by an event that is taken more literally than some of the other pieces included in this compendium. But the true message is as is stated at its end, and if there is one message that is desired to be retained in the reader's head, it is the one that comes at the end of this piece.

Words as Masks explores how the words we use to communicate and interact no longer reflect how we truly feel, instead representing a mask we want to show when we are in public.

Love Thy Neighbors explores the different strategies one can employ when confronting hatred. Of course in the end, hate + anything other than love only leads to more hatred.

Sour Words (SW) was written with a particular subject in mind, but explores quickly the birth, life and death of a shared romance in general in 3 separate stanzas.

Finally, contrary to what I said before, City Traffic (Part 1) and The Curator are written in relation to each other, and hopefully with serve as the first 2 chapters of a much longer poetic adventure. Something akin to the Iliad...a Bruliad? Maybe....

There is also another gift hidden in the pages, but that mystery will be enjoyed only by those who gets the book! ... and those they share it with: )
About the Author: Brumy has been participating in various artforms including music, poetry, and acting since his early childhood.

As such, he mixes rhythmic meter and performative demeanor into his writing, which tries to explore the cathartic release of art and how it relates to the human experience as a whole. His pieces explore different themes from questioning societal expectations, to introspective self reflection, to battling depression and suicidal tendencies (which drove him to poetry in the first place).

He was a participant in the 2017 National Poetry Slam which took place in Denver, CO representing the wonderful Mill City Slam team, and his work has been published both in the United States as well as abroad. He also helped record and produce a compendium of poems from the 2017 Slam Team, available as both a book and CD of live readings.

Musically, he has performed with many different groups over the past decade, and currently is both a performer and sound engineer for Casa do Galo, a group dedicated to promoting the entirety of Portuguese culture including works and artists from Brazil, Mozambique, the Azores, Angola, Cape Verde and more. He also writes solo pieces for bass which have been performed during the Day of Portugal celebration in Rhode Island in 2018, as well as broadcast on the popular Portuguese talk show Hora Quente. He has also written music for indie video games such as Project Swordsmith and Lattice Grimoire.

As an actor, he has been involved with numerous short series on YouTube such as 24/7 Sunset Strip playing Frankie Fruits; as well as short films such as Coming Together where he played Houston Mathers, and the police drama P71 where he played Officer Michael.

He hopes to continue to be involved in as many ways possible both as a performer, and as a listener/promoter of the limitless talented individuals he is grateful to come in contact with. This treasure that is art and individual expression is something that he is only beginning to understand, but he looks forward to the journey of embracing the soul of creativity, and promoting the continuation of this familial connection we all share as artists/audiences.