Category Archives: Books & Writing Projects

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

From my book, “Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats”: “Stolen Lives”

Posted on November 26, 2014 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

“Stolen Lives” They march on City Hall, Trailing a long banner, A fragile memorial, Dedicated to mostly young minorities, The fatal victims of police brutality, Of New York’s Finest. As they march they chant: “Police brutality by the hour!” “What … Continue reading →

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Black Blood of Poetry

Posted on February 9, 2014 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

The King was dead You joined the adults Cried your eyes out Didn’t know exactly why Only that something catastrophic had happened Something that’d set your people back fifty years You couldn’t even go out to play Maybe not for … Continue reading →

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Preface to my book, “Black Shadows and through the White Looking Glass”

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

Preamble  From slavery to freedom. From pre-colonialism to post-modernism. From revolution to reactionism. From the War for Independence             to the Civil War From the slave enlistment bill             to Selective Service. From Articles of Confederation             to the Confederacy. … Continue reading →

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“The Gift of Story and Song” — From my book, “Black Shadows and Through the White Looking Glass

Posted on October 15, 2013 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

From Griots to the Last Poets From Phillis Wheatley             to Gwendolyn Brooks. From highly imitative                     to Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry. From Various Subjects, Religious and Moral             to Annie Allen. From Zora Neale Hurston             to Toni Morrison. From … Continue reading →

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Review of my book, Black Shadows and Through the White Looking Glass, by Norman Leer

Posted on October 12, 2013 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Following is a review of my book, “Black Shadows and Through the White Looking Glass,”when it was first issued, by Norman Leer: “…this poem is a powerful expression of black anger and despair.  Waters clearly knows his history…  I’m impressed … Continue reading →

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“My Lord, What a Morning”

Posted on May 24, 2013 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Hard at work on my third book of poetry, tentatively titled, “The Black Feminine Mystique.” It’s a collection of poetry for and about women of color, from myth to reality, from history to my story. Here is one of my … Continue reading →

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From my book, Black Shadows and Through the White Looking Glass — one of my favorite passages

Posted on May 17, 2013 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

II On the auction blocks, male and female and even child, bronze bodies oiled and buffed, prepared to be sold like used furniture. Bare black breasts weighed with rough white hands, squeezed like fruit. Teeth exposed, dirty white fingers rubbed … Continue reading →

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From “Black Shadows and Through the White Looking Glass”

Posted on March 9, 2013 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Preamble From slavery to freedom. From pre-colonialism to post-modernism. From revolution to reactionism. From the War for Independence to the Civil War From the slave enlistment bill to Selective Service. From Articles of Confederation to the Confederacy. From agrarianism to … Continue reading →

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About the book — Black Shadows and Through the White Looking Glass: Remembrance of Things Past and Present

Posted on March 9, 2013 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Black Shadows and Through the White Looking Glass: Remembrance of Things Past and Present is about the captivity, exploitation and suffering of Black people in America, and their triumphs. The author, a history buff, took the challenge to look at … Continue reading →

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About the book — Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats

Posted on March 9, 2013 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats is a collection of poetry about law enforcement excesses. Most of the poems were inspired by actual cases from around the country. The author did not set out to compile a collection of these … Continue reading →

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