Category Archives: Books & Writing Projects

Posts about William Eric Waters’s books, manuscripts, publication projects, and ongoing writing projects.

A Bibliography of Police Misconduct for Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats

Posted on June 18, 2020 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

As I have indicated elsewhere, when working on my collection of poetry about police misconduct, Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats, I drew on news reports and headlines. While doing a little Spring cleaning, I came across the original manuscript … Continue reading →

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The Black Blood of Poetry

Posted on June 12, 2020 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

I am working on my fourth collection of poetry, entitled “The Black Blood of Poetry.” I first came across that phrase in the works of an Eastern European poet, whom I can’t remember, but I remember the phrase because it … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Writing Projects, Streets of Rage | Tagged "If We Must Die", American history, BlackLivesMatter, Claude McKay, George Floyd, Hero worship, heroes, PEN America, Poetry, police involved shooting, Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats, The Black Blood of Poetry, Vision Zero | 1 Comment

From my award-winning epic poem, “Black Shadows and Through the White Looking Glass: Remembrance of Things Past and Present” – my tribute to the Greatest!

Posted on June 6, 2016 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

XXXX War was declared, On two fronts: At home and abroad. As American troops fought To make the world Safe for democracy, Or to end all wars, Or to stop communism From spreading Like a communicable disease, She was … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Writing Projects | Tagged Black Patriotism, Black Shadows and Through the White Looking Glass, Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Vietnam War | Leave a comment

Being Bruce Jenner

Posted on April 25, 2015 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Just the other day Olympian Bruce Jenner said he identifies as a woman. As a teenager interested in all things sports, the Summer of ’76 featured the Olympics in Montreal, in which my namesake, William Bruce Jenner, even though he, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Writing Projects, Fiction & Short Stories | Tagged 1972 Olympics, 1976 Olympics, America's 200th birthday, Bruce Jenner, Family, fathers, former Soviet Union, James Baldwin, Relationships, Sonny's Blues, transgender, Wheaties | Leave a comment

Review of my book, Streets of Rage, by Isa Rock

Posted on April 6, 2015 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Easy Waters’ Streets of Rage is a must read, especially for anyone who enjoys reading a good and well written coming-of-age tale. The majority of the story takes place in 1970’s Brooklyn, in the projects and surrounding area. It’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Writing Projects, Streets of Rage | Tagged being a teenager, Brooklyn in the '70s, Five Percent Nation, Growing Up, Jimmy Carter, juveniles, Manchild in the Promised Land, Marcy Housing, marcy projects, murder, Nation of Islam, raising black boys, Ronald Reagan, South Bronx, Streets of Rage, urban decay | Leave a comment

Some thoughts on my novel, “Streets of Rage”

Posted on February 28, 2015 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Growing up in the early ’70s, the Black Power Movement, informed by Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam, and its offshoot the Five Percent Nation, informed the thinking of the best minds of my generation — including mine, if … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Writing Projects, Streets of Rage | Tagged '70s, being a teenager, Black Power Movement, Decisive Decade, Five Percent Nation, Growing Up, Malcolm X, Nation of Islam | Leave a comment

From my novel “Streets of Rage”

Posted on February 26, 2015 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

PROLOGUE The little black guy was in the living room, kneeling on the floor as if in prayer. Papers were on the floor before him. A Bible was before him, too. He was intent upon what he was doing. “Peace, god!” the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Writing Projects | Tagged being a teenager, Coming of Age, Five Percent Nation, Nation of Islam, Streets of Rage, urban decay | Leave a comment

About my novel, “Streets of Rage,” soon to be released….

Posted on January 28, 2015 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Streets of Rage is a coming of age story, but it is much more. It is a book about urban legends, about the mythology of the inner cities, right in the underbelly of New York City during a time when … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Writing Projects | Tagged being a teenager, Charlotte Street, Five Percent Nation, Five Percenters, Growing Up, Jimmy Carter, juveniles, murder, raising black boys, Ronald Reagan, South Bronx, Streets of Rage, urban decay, William Faulkner | Leave a comment

In the Line of Duty (From my book, “Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats”)

Posted on December 21, 2014 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

The heroes are dead and nothing else matters Under a gray sky the women are dressed in black At the grave site hearing homilies paying homage to heroics Their sobs background music to pontificating politicians Under a gray sky the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Writing Projects, Criminal Justice & Punishment, Justice Chronicles, Politics & Public Affairs | Tagged #CopsLivesMatter, Bed-Stuy, BlackLivesMatter, Brooklyn, Commissioner Broken Windows, Commissioner William Bratton, Ferguson Missouri, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Michael Brown, murder, NYPD, Patrick Lynch, PBA, police involved shooting, Police Unions, Police Unions Blasts De Blasio After Shooting Deaths of 2 NYPD Cops, Rafael Ramos, Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats, Wenjian Liu | Leave a comment

From my book, “Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats” — for Eric Garner, RIP

Posted on December 3, 2014 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Blue Knight Riders They don’t wear white sheets Or burn crosses in the night, But there’s an unmistakable connection Between these blue and white knights. They kill innocent Black males For horrific crimes real and imagined, And because grand juries … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Writing Projects, Justice Chronicles, Politics & Public Affairs | Tagged Eric Garner, murder, No indictment of police officer who killed Eric Garner in Staten Island, NYPD, police brutality, police involved shooting, Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats | Leave a comment

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