First Flight - *(eBook Edition)*
**By Brandon Dottin-Haley — the 17 Syllable Phoenix**
Seventeen syllables. A thousand truths.
*First Flight* is the breathtaking debut poetry collection from Brandon Dottin-Haley, known to many as the Bae, and now also known as the 17 Syllable Phoenix. In this searing collection of **senryu**—short, emotionally charged poems—Brandon explores the full range of human experience: grief, gratitude, love, rage, manhood, mental health, Black identity, and the sacred work of healing.
Each poem is a moment. A mirror. A breath.
This is poetry for anyone who has had to rebuild themselves.
For those carrying inherited pain and rediscovered joy.
For those learning to fly again—on their own terms.
With radical softness and unapologetic clarity, Brandon offers a voice for the broken, the rising, and the already whole.
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📖 **Available now for eBook preorder**
📅 Official release: **October 1, 2025**
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