Bøger af Justin Booth

Outlaws, homeless guys or praise band singers - everybody falls in love. Justin Booth has compiled this collection of love poems that span the time he has been serious about his writing. They may not portray the kinds of things you think of when you think of love poetry. Some are about longing and passion, others about the kick-in-the-gut pain of unrequited love. They are genuine and from that universal place inside of all of us.

Three years ago, when I first met Justin Booth, he was homeless, jittery, and possibly drunk at a monthly poetry workshop, a vagabond prince holding court with the Poet Laureate of Arkansas, an 80-something grand southern dame of a lady. I stood back and listened to him talk, quoting lines from beat and beat-up poets of the last century, watching her head nod along with the rhythm in his voice, and I knew why this strange pairing worked. Both of these people with two very different stories simply and absolutely believed in the art and truth of the poem. Flash forward to this past Saturday night, and there's Justin Booth, no longer vagabond prince but poetry king, at the symphony with a beautiful woman on his arm. Booth is the real deal, rugged royalty with a talent for writing raw. How he got to this point makes for damn fine reading. His poetry is the best salvation: it gets you clean only to make you dirty all over again. Bryan Bourland, Sibling Rivalry Press

Poetry written during my time as a homeless junkie, or about that period, and maybe a couple about redemption.

Poetry set in New York City. Originally from Jonesboro, Arkansas, Justin Booth is an Austin, Texas writer of outlaw poetry, questionable stories, and outright lies. His six books of poetry are Stripper's Daughter (2018), Outlaw Blue (2016), The Singer, The Lesbian, & The One with the Feet: 69 Bipolar Love Poems (2015), A Quarter, a Dime, and Two Copper Pennies (2015), Lucky Strikes, Grave Dirt, and 1/3 of the Stars (2016), and Trailer Park Troubadour - Strung Out on Heartache (2013). He is a frequent contributor to San Pedro River Review

I met Justin Booth in downtown Little Rock in the summer of 2012 while I was walking to work at the Arkansas Times, the newspaper I've been with for 12 years. He was homeless at the time, strung out on heroin, red-eyed and haggard, hawking copies of his chapbook, "Hookers, Ex-Wives and Other Lovers" for $5 to anybody who looked like they might be able to spare a few bucks. They were cheaply done, printed on plain copier paper and stapled crooked down the spine. But I happened to have a five dollar bill and have never been able to turn down a book, so I took one. Within a block, reading as I walked, I was convinced that he was one of the best poets the State of Arkansas has ever produced. I still believe that today. David Koon. This collection of poetry includes work from the author's previous books and a few new ones as well. There is a sweetness to Booth's whiskey voiced poetry as he shares stories of a small town childhood, the mental health and substance abuse issues he battled, homelessness and subsequent discovery by David Koon that resulted in a triumphant return from the streets, a half dozen books and a mission to share his colorful experiences of the Urban South.

Stories, often featuring Booth's beloved alter-ego Ethan Blue interspersed with hardscrabble poetry that the character could have written himself.