Cool Gardens is a poetry book by the lead singer of the band System of a Down, Serj Tankian.
It is a collection of seven to eight years of Tankian's reflections on life, and features artwork by fellow Angeleno, Sako Shahinian.
The poetry, like the songs of System of a Down, consists of a reflection of societies and people's wrongs.
The book has received much praise in the artistic community[citation needed].
On September 22, 2020, Cool Gardens was released as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by author, Tankian.