Bøger af Bernard Jankowski

Through vignettes, essays, snapshots, portraits, and poems, Music in the Halls reveals the inner workings of a high-poverty District of Columbia Public School. In it, Jankowski brings to light the visceral and emotional nature of childhood poverty and trauma and how it not only impacts a student's ability to learn but also how it restricts their ability to live a full life. Uncovering the interwoven worlds of children and their parents, teachers and administrators, and the DCPS bureaucracy-- all residing in close proximity to the nation's capital-- Music in the Halls is not simply a tale of hard knocks; it is an exploration of how one man's understanding and compassion can be transformed and expanded to encompass and embrace this world.

Bernard Jankowski's new collection of poems, Radio in the Basement, focuses on the author's life from youth to middle age through stories of sports, work and family life. Far from being simple yarns about glory days, Jankowski breaks through to genuine insight while maintaining a jazz-like flow and creating thrust through the force of narrative. This collection, which reads like a memoir in free verse, is a gem for readers who see the subject of poetry as any and every situation and activity encountered and pursued through all the years of one's life. An author interview is included.