Who Will Cry for the Little Boy?

By Antwone Q. Fisher

With the publication of Finding Fish, his memoir of a childhood spent in foster homes in and around Cleveland, Antwone Fisher shared with the world his story of perseverance, determination, and courage. And he also showed that within him beat the heart of an artist -- a major factor in his resilience and recovery.

Now with Who Will Cry for the Little Boy?, his first collection of poetry, Antwone Fisher reveals the inner truths that took him from a tumultuous childhood to the man he is today. The powerful poems presented here range from impressions and expressions of Antwone's years growing up to the love that he has gained from the family he made for himself as an adult.

From the title poem -- which is featured prominently in the movie Antwone Fisher -- a plaintive, haunting tribute to a childhood lost to abuse and neglect, to "Azure Indigo," the uplifting and touching poem about his daughters, many readers will find their own feelings and experiences reflected in this lyrical and passionate collection.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Sep 7, 2010
• ISBN: 9780062032201

Antwone Q. Fisher

Antwone Fisher is the author of the New York Times bestseller Finding Fish. He is also the screenwriter of the film Antwone Fisher, based on his life and directed by Academy Award winner Denzel Washington. Fisher lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two daughters.

Book preview

WHO WILL CRY FOR THE LITTLE BOY?

                                         poems

    ANTWONE FISHER

FOR INDIGO AND AZURE,

MY WONDERFUL DAUGHTERS

CONTENTS

Foreword

Who Will Cry for the Little Boy?

Antwone

The Angels’ Gift

Azure Indigo

Beautiful Words

Before You

Between Us

At Christmas Time

Freda

I’ll Dream of You

Just for You

Mesmerized

I Love You So

I Never Wrote You Poetry

Misbehaving

My First Love

My Moment in Rio

My Shattered Heart

To LaNette

Pale Moon Light

Sad Farewells

Seiko by the Sea

Spanish Love Affair

Stormy

Sweet Amour

The Way I Do

Valentines

When Skies Were Blue

Ebony Eyes

Yesterday

Recollections

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Copyright

About the Publisher

FOREWORD

A few years ago, I had the pleasure of sitting in on a lecture given by Maya Angelou. She spoke of poetry and its healing powers. She suggested that we all get to know various American poets. She held a particular reverence for Countee Cullen and Langston Hughes, but she recommended that we examine a variety of poets writing on different themes. Dr. Angelou said that when we are feeling alone in a crisis

Reviews for Who Will Cry for the Little Boy?

[cutestlilbookworm · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

If you've seen the movie based on his life you'll know that the author had a rough childhood and experienced abandonment. Isolation is a common theme in his poems, however many also are about love; lost love, unrequited love, wondering if he'll ever find love and a wonderfully written love poem dedicated to his wife. I appreciate that the poems came straight from his heart, but some of them were very simplistic, amateurish (?). He does preface in his introduction that his "poems are usually not what I hope to convey to others, but rather, they are my way of speaking to myself. The words are my cadence combined with my spirit." Overall, it was a decent read; I finished the book in about one hour.