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A Poet s Jouey Dranow Ralph will be a compassionate witness fillets s Homeless Like libraries? This tidy, little worlds of paper and glitter and yesterday, ideas, facts, memories, observations and feelings, which, from time to time, the flesh and the blood enters the world? Poet and historian Ralph oral Dranow does.Having lived, worked and breathed book over fifteen years, celebrated the Sunday ritual, the nycBigCityLit by Tim Scannel believes are the best poems on the aura and library patrons. In its twenty-Fifth Sunday ritual poetry, Mr. Dranow pulled out of his fifteen years as a library used to tell stories of the world slide, and occasionally break, and out of him. I read the poems of the Lord always clear Dranow a compelling read. [Sunday ritual of Ralph Dranow, First Prize Winner, 2000 Nerve Cowboy Chapbook Contest; Liquid Paper Press, PO Box 4973, Austin, Texas 78765, $ 4] from the library now, developing his oral history practice in Oakland, the volunteering in the faithful Fools in San Francisco, where he was a witness to the lives of homeless people on the streets and reading to residents of Piedmont Gardens Community retirement, it is clear that the limits of physical libraries Haven? Re t-lovers, this book, physically or mentally.His Lanky frame remains unstooped Hazel and eyes, the world of San Francisco? n old-new, half-alive, Wicked innocent, compassion and gritty tenderloin with a twinkle as he sets off on new voyages of discovery that the challenge of his heart, mind, and good reading mind.I Ralph Dranow poems in His Book, tenderloin ratings, which for the people of San Francisco tenderloin and stupid believers, a fillet of district educational and charitable organization, in 1998? for the existence of poverty at the center of the material well-being? in this beautiful, famous liberal city-by-the-bay. Filet? Home glide, S. And San Antonio Boniface Church? is one of the most dense concentration of addiction, the homeless and other social services in country.I loved by Dranow? s poetry, as news, information-rich, the faces, voices, thoughts, feelings, and the conditions of San Francisco tenderloin homeless. I admired the skills of listening and observation, and courage, both public and private, these 21 poems represented. [Fillets Voices, by Ralph Dranow; Spruce Street Press, Oakland, CA; Price: $ 5; from portable Blessings Ledger, PO Box 21622, Piedmont, CA 94620] Mr. Dranow is also the author of "The woman that Knocked Out Sugar Ray - Short Stories; Sure hands Lifting Me Heaven? Poetry; voyeur of heart? Poetry, green leaves for the hair - a collection of poems in collaboration with Teresa Baumberger.Recently I ventured to ask what Mr Dranow helped him that he was.Mr Dranow said he had leaed from his mistakes. As often happens, the pain stimulates growth and change. He moved to write in poetic prose about sixteen years after a divorce, to recognize him, that he needed for his life to expand, more risks, and expand their consciousness. He joined a group of men, has studied Tai Chi, began meditation and reading books on Buddhism. Write poetry? He added:? was an important opportunity for me to retu my essential self, to overcome my sense of separation, but I feel my connection with all other living beings. So, my second marriage, Naomi Rose, is a great opportunity for me to lea and grow, to see where I'm from the mark and working to get closer and closer, with Naomi love, support and wisdom. and my work with the faithful was inspired silly, being associated with people with generous hearts and spirits, which are for the creation of more community and love in the world has been a great blessing. Mr. Dranow poems reflect its continuing jouey into the consciousness and the recovery? his essential self. Copyright 2005 Michael Chack Daniels. All rights reserved.ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Do not You Love people stories, their challenges and struggles to overcome these obstacles, their successes, and what strengths and skills, which used to be successful? San Franciscan Michael Chack Daniels, who grew up in Bombay, ha. He believes that every person, the story can be an inspiration to us all. Books: Writers Workshop, Calcutta: in two (1971, 2004), Everything is misplaced Dirt (1971, 2004), and Damn Romantic Fool (1972, 2005). Since 2005, he retued to work, the three novels, written in the past three decades, which had gathered dust in his closet, while he was providing services in Berkeley and Oakland at the Center for Independent Living, and later , to reach jobs for the homeless consortium until 2004. A flash-fiction piece of his, Sing an Indian Name, Denver Syntax magazine online free Read all Indian and his American trip on his website, US-India Writing Station, at: