Poems From My Stoop: Front Stoop Stories in Poetic Form—Forged from Memory and Survival on Baltimore Streets - Softcover
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Poems from My Stoop by jc jones is a powerful collection rooted in memory, survival, and truth told out loud.
Set against the backdrop of East Baltimore, this book introduces African American stoop lore, a narrative poetry style where stories are not shortened, softened, or cleaned up for comfort. They are lived, remembered, and passed on exactly as they happened. In this tradition, the stoop is more than cracked concrete steps or a narrow, dim-lit vestibule. It is where people sat with what they had, where lessons were learned without warning, and where stories were carried before anyone thought to write them down.
Through rhythmic, story-driven poems, jc jones moves through childhood, love, faith, grief, and identity with a voice shaped by pressure, presence, and lived experience. These are not distant reflections. They are moments pulled from real rooms, real blocks, real conversations. The language is direct. The images stay with you. The truth does not ask for permission.
Some of these moments will feel familiar, and some will land closer than expected. That is intentional. This is not poetry for decoration. This is poetry for recognition. It is written for anyone who has come from something and had to become something in spite of it. If you are looking for something real, something that sounds like where it came from, then you will hear yourself in these pages.
Welcome to the stoop.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Poems from My Stoop by jc jones is a powerful collection rooted in memory, survival, and truth told out loud. Set against the backdrop of East Baltimore, this book introduces African American stoop lore, a narrative poetry style where stories are not shortened, softened, or cleaned up for comfort. They are lived, remembered, and passed on exactly as they happened. In this tradition, the stoop is more than cracked concrete steps or a narrow, dim-lit vestibule. It is where people sat with what they had, where lessons were learned without warning, and where stories were carried before anyone thought to write them down. Through rhythmic, story-driven poems, jc jones moves through childhood, love, faith, grief, and identity with a voice shaped by pressure, presence, and lived experience. These are not distant reflections. They are moments pulled from real rooms, real blocks, real conversations. The language is direct. The images stay with you. The truth does not ask for permission. Some of these moments will feel familiar, and some will land closer than expected. That is intentional. This is not poetry for decoration. This is poetry for recognition. It is written for anyone who has come from something and had to become something in spite of it. If you are looking for something real, something that sounds like where it came from, then you will hear yourself in these pages. Welcome to the stoop. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798258767592
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