My good friend and fellow poet John Telford has been a world-ranked sprinter, a championship track coach, a teacher, a college professor, and a Detroit Public Schools superintendent. He remains a lifelong civil-rights activist.
– Blane Smith, All-American Purdue and NFL linebacker
Telford is Detroit’s Robert Frost! – Joseph Preville, PH.D., Harvard University
John’s Detroit-oriented poetry is shameless kiss-and-tell – and it’s brilliant! – Dr. Stuart Kirschenbaum, Michigan Boxing Commissioner Emeritus
This All-American athlete and physical marvel tells poetic tales of love and ecstasy with a blunt, unruly truth that transcends the tyrannical rules of decorum. – Sunanda Samaddar Corrado, Ph.D., Columbia University
Dr. Telford’s autobiographical verse is evocatively erotic, and he’s also a poetic genius. – Mildred Williams, Coordinator, the Detroit Poets and Authors Society
Coach Telford is a legend. – Spencer Haywood, NBA All-Star forward
Herein are fascinating pages of Detroit’s athletic and civil-rights history, also recounting this busy Bard’s AMATORY history, as well. – Greg Dunmore, Pulsebeat TV Arts, Entertainment, and Culture journalist, Detroit
John Telford has fully tasted the forbidden fruit. – Willie Wooten, vice president (retired), Detroit Public Schools Organization of Administrators and Supervisors
I’m going to read this poetic masterpiece over and over again! Come and join me! – Greg Thrasher, radio and TV commentator, Washington, D.C
Author: John Telford
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc.
Published: 03/21/2023
Pages: 292
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d
ISBN: 9781662446603
Language: English
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