The Way We See It: Expressed Through Poetry and Rhyme from Friends and FamilyThe Way We See It is an informal collection of unbiased and unedited writings, poetry and rhyme from promising young writers who grasp the inner thoughts of life as they see it happening. The authors reveal the bare essence of what would be described by true poets as free verse or even urban culture rap by some. Emerging from the high rise buildings on Schroeder Street and the Third Avenue apartments of Mount Vernon N.Y., from "H'mm, looking at us down in their ghettoes..." to the deep South of Bay St. Louis "Ehry Sunday we went to church," each writer is capturing what he or she believes to be a glimpse of realism in prose and verse to be heard like the ringing of gospel music through a southern Baptist church. Covering a variety of topics such as familial relationships, friendship and love, the poems and rhymes collected in The Way We See It would make this anthology a magnificent gift as reading material to ponder. While dwelling on the current events and historical documentation, the writers' points of view are explored from the inner city lifestyles and make statements that imprison the readers, then suddenly releasing them to see what we all see and the way we see it. "If you still don't know where this love comes from, it's a little place called Hip-Hop." |
Contents
Mothers | 5 |
My Work My | 11 |
To Know and Not Know | 17 |
Her and | 23 |
Nothing is Wrong | 29 |
Yall Dont Know | 35 |
Apologies | 41 |
Weekdays Weekends | 45 |
Love the World | 59 |
Social Consciousness | 73 |
Philosophies About Life | 89 |
Responding Back | 105 |
For The Love of You | 109 |
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The Way We See It: Expressed Through Poetry and Rhyme from Friends and Family James Pittman No preview available - 2004 |
The Way We See It: Expressed Through Poetry and Rhyme from Friends and Family James Pittman No preview available - 2004 |
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