Justin Rollins

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Street Crhymes (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

Justin Rollins has a remarkable ability. His poems emerge not from agonising over a blank sheet of paper, but in rap-like fashion, in full-flow and in their complete form. This collection takes the reader on a journey on which those familiar with his autobiographical The Lost Boyz will recognise the landmarks as the streets and characters of his native south-London once again spring into life. But this is fresh and captivating work. It deals with the everyday effects of disadvantage, the tensions of wealth and poverty, freedom and incarceration with glimpses of a sometimes dark past, motivational now and uncertain though optimistic future. What registers strongly is Rollins' eye for detail, injustice, the telling remark, the eccentric, the absurd, clandestine places and parallel realities. Much of this is driven by his years living on the streets chasing excitement to compensate for the lack of things that come through a conventional upbringing. The result is a raw journey captured in snapshots of survival, crime, pain and the author's travels on the Northern Line.

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Autor

Justin Rollins grew-up on the streets of south London and was at one-time a leader of a graffiti gang. Ten years ago following publication of his acclaimed The Lost Boyz: The Dark Side of Graffiti (Waterside Press, 2011) he found himself a 'go to' expert and speaker on gang and knife crime, including at colleges and universities where that book became a key text for criminology students and others. Having served time for violence in his youth, he now works to encourage young people stay away from street crime, gangs, drugs and criminal activity. His struggle to overcome long-standing mental health issues (that affected his offending especially) is the subject of this new book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Waterside Press
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. November 2013
• ISBN-13: 9781908162663
• Artikelnr.: 40072466