WORD SON
In
Word Son, Jason L. Yurcic divulges the secret world of adult
street kids who were meant for prisons and young death. In this bracing
collection of poetry he dares to speak of intimate moments of self doubt mixed
with self preservation and courage. These 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
father's release from prison, Yurcic spent most of his childhood in his
grandfather's junk yard after the murder of his father when Jason was only eight
months old. Moving to Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the age of five, he soon began
to run the streets in an attempt to flee from all the hurt of his broken home.
He found solace in gang life, which he admits he never joined, but could not get
away from. At the tender age of 6 he was forced to bear witness to the murder of
his peers. Armed with street smarts, he became a survivalist, enduring instances
that should have killed him many times. Receiving a full ride athletic
scholarship out of high school, Yurcic could not attend due to his illiteracy
and inability to comprehend literature. A professional boxer at 23, violence
became his job. After he'd seen enough of brutality, he began to teach himself
how to read which eventually lead to writing.
Yurcic now
conducts poetry workshops and gives presentations in colleges, prisons, and schools throughout the United States.
WORD SON has a foreword by John Nichols, author of The Milagro Beanfield War. Yurcic's books are available on amazon.com.