Category: Poetry Publisher: The Great Persuader Publishing
ISBN-10: 1494277492
Type: Fiction
Pages: 112
Copyright: 2006
ISBN-13: 9781494277499
Price: $0.99 (eBook)
"A book of haiku's that brings sunshine to the hood when frowns dominate. Ever seen corner stores in the middle of the block, with poverty performing on the corner? If not, then here is a book that aesthetically portrays life through satire. Simple, yet beautifully abstract.”-Chris Slaughter
A good way to tell That you're driving through a bad neighborhood is when you see a lot of churches,
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Blue is also the author of "Corner Stores in the Middle of the Block," a collection of original poetry and short stories. In the winter of 2006, He was published in "Essence Magazine." You may have read about him in the New York Daily News, the New York Times and the Amsterdam News Paper.
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