num_pages: 92
description: Jason L. Yurcic divulges the secret world of adult street kids who were meant for prisons and young death in Word Son. In this bracing collection of poetry he dares to speak of intimate moments of self doubt mixed with self preservation, and courage. Theses poems explore areas of Yurcic's life that he never dared before speak of while trying to elude the darkness of a young life on the street.Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico while awaiting his fathers releasefrom prison, Jason L. Yurcic spent most of his childhood in hisgrandfathers junk yard after the murder of his father when Jasonwas only eight months old. Moving to Albuquerque, New Mexico atthe age of five, he soon began to run the streets in an attempt to fleefrom all the hurt of his broken home. He found solace in gang life towhich he admits he never joined, but could not get away from. Atthe tender age of 6 he was forced to bear witness to the murder ofhis peers. Armed with street smarts, he became a survivalist survivinginstances that should have killed him many times. Receiving afull ride athletic scholarship out of high school, Yurcic could notattend due to his illiteracy and inability to comprehend literature. Aprofessional boxer at 23, violence became his job. After hed seenenough of brutality, he began to teach himself how to read whicheventually lead to writing. Mentored by one of the worlds foremostChicano poets Jimmy Santiago Baca, Jason now conducts poetryworkshops and gives presentations in colleges, prisons, and schoolsthroughout the United States.
language: English
title: Word Son
titlecomplete: Word Son
ratings_count: 1
publisher: EMAYA Publishing