Out of the Rain: An Anthology of Drawings, Writings, and Photography by the Homeless of San Francisco - Softcover

Fowler, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0894071416 ISBN 13: 9780894071416

Publisher: Strawberry Hill Pr, 1987

Synopsis

COURAGE, CREATIVITY and LOVE are just some of the attributes demonstrated in this unique and heart-warming anthology of poems, short stories, drawings and photography from the homeless of San Francisco, primarily because the writers and artists speak from their hearts. It is a testament to the infinite resiliency of the human spirit and its ability to see and speak creatively no matter what the condition of life.

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Review:

A Bottle Of Wine by Conrad
Old Clothes In A Closet by Conrad
For A Waitress by Roberta D'alois
Abandoned by James English
America by James English
Judge Me Not by James English
Sorrow by James English
Thanksgiving by James English
Where Am I Now? by P. Jones
The Jive Bitch With The Pool Stick by Weldon Kennedy
Sin City, U.s.a. by Weldon Kennedy
At Once by K. Kern
Inner Light by K. Kern
A Stranger In Your Land by Champ Means
The Beveled Edge by Morris Peltz
Hustlers And Moochers by Morris Peltz
I Give Up by Morris Peltz
It's On You Or Maybe On Him by Morris Peltz
It's Your World; The Rest Of Us Just Live Here by Morris Peltz
Out Of The Rain by Morris Peltz
Pretty Handsome, You Think Important by Morris Peltz
A Punch Is As by Morris Peltz
To Wish And Not Wish by Morris Peltz
They Are Undercover Agents by Michael Porter
Desolation by Seth Richardson
Personal Notes, Etc. by Seth Richardson
Today I Am Docile by Seth Richardson
Walking In California by Seth Richardson
Agnostics by Anonymous
Syrup Sweet by Anonymous
I Got You Under My Skin by Michael David Wilson
Snap, Crackle, Pop by Michael David Wilson
-- Table of Poems from Poem FinderŪ

From Publishers Weekly:

This anthology of short stories, poems, drawings and photographs by and about the homeless of San Francisco bears witness to their plight and to the dignity with which they face hardship, and will go a long way toward correcting the tendency to pity the homeless as a group but to ignore them as individuals with strong voices and visions. The poems, while technically unaccomplished, combine colloquialisms with the meter of popular song lyrics to portray the authors' musings upon subjects as varied as atheism and alcoholism. The short stories, too, illuminate their inner worlds and are noteworthy for a lack of guile and self-indulgence. In "Conversations," for example, a woman recalls that her uncle, after raping her, told her "never to tell anyone cause if I did, I would be punished and God would put me in hell, big Deal. I didn't have to worry about that because I put myself there already." The sketches and photographs are movingly evocative as well. Chronicling homeless persons' emotions, experiences and personal philosophies in their own words and artwork, this book provides rare insight and shatters stereotypes.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Strawberry Hill Pr
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0894071416
• ISBN 13: 9780894071416
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 109