My Immigrant Shoes: Life with Questions, Hope and Gratitude

By Marcus A. Wright

My Immigrant Shoes: Life with Questions, Hope, and Gratitude is about many dimensions of my life. In its writing, the choice to imbed questions, commentary, expressions of gratitude, hope and love in short stories, poetically, is deliberate. Migrating from Jamaica to America and “finding Streets not lined with gold, rude lesson, got to wor

• Language: English
• Publisher: TOPLINK PUBLISHING, LLC
• Release date: Oct 24, 2018
• ISBN: 9781949804874

Marcus A. Wright

Marcus A. Wright is a Jamaican immigrant, U.S. citizen, Phoenix College and Arizona State University (ASU) graduate and Phoenix, AZ resident. Marcus's professional experiences: KTSP TV Reporter, ASU Educational Advisor, KJZZ FM "Reggae Street" Producer/Host, Entrepreneur of Likle Montego Jamaican Cafe, Commercial Acting and Voice Talent.

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My Immigrant Shoes

Life with Questions, Hope and Gratitude

Marcus A. Wright

Copyright © 2018 by Marcus A. Wright.

Front cover photography: Marcus A Wright, Phoenix ,AZ

Back cover photography: Melanie Wright, Phoenix, AZ

Editing: Catherine McCullum, Tempe, AZ

Paperback: 978-1-949804-86-7

eBook: 978-1-949804-87-4

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Dedication

To my wife Michaelle and our children Megan, Melanie and Marcus, my love for all of you knows no end. M Team Mama Michaelle: Thanks for the opportunity to grow into the dual roles of loved husband and father. Megan, may your travels be safe, focused, and blessed with enlightenment and personal achievement. Melanie and Marcus you both are stars in my universe. As you both grow and learn, allow educational discoveries of wonder to expand you’re thinking with clarity and wisdom. Allow yourselves to become citizens of the world, confident in who you are and contribute not only to your personal lives but to the good of others. May you both continue to be blessings to your family.

May Good Fortune be yours forever. All my love.

Marcus Dubline Rider Wright

Forward

Marcus A. Wright’s collection of stories told through free verse poetry is an intriguing work. Wright brings perspective to segments of his American life through Questions, Rants, and Commentary. A Jamaican immigrant, Marcus A. Wright also pays tribute and gives thanks for realizing some of his dreams in his adapted homeland, America.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Questions and Commentary

Dubline Rider

My Immigrant Shoes

Question Is

Ranting About America

Resistance

Immigration Limbo

SB 1070-My Tears and Fear

American Dollar Flight

President Barack; I got your Back

Just do it

My Belly MY Friend-Enemy

Tribute to my Native Brethrens

Hope and Gratitude

Heroes at Veterans Upward Bound

Ribbons

Confession of a Sports Fan

Hawk Man Teachings

Rhythm (Riddim) of Life

The Wind and I

This is Reality

God’s Gifts

Habits I Love

Good Fortune

Questions and Commentary

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Jamaican dialect (patois) in the flow.

Dubline Rider

I am a Dubline Rider

Roots down deep in west Jamaica

As a boy I used to plant banana and the root cassava

I used to plant red peas and gungu

I used to weed me ground sometimes on my knees

I am a country boy if you please

Parts of my summer I used to help stack sugar cane

I used to play nuff (many) children’s games

While in my heart always the flame

To be a Dubline Rider

With roots down deep in west Jamaica

I am a Dubline Rider…

I used to get up before day dawn

Help my father milk the goat and cow

Then I had to wash up and go to school

Because my father say boy you can’t grow up and be a fool