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    About a Bird: Poems From Jerry the Bird
    About a Bird: Poems From Jerry the Bird
    About a Bird: Poems From Jerry the Bird
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    About a Bird: Poems From Jerry the Bird

    By Nolan Whyte

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    Jerry the Bird, the star of the beer-soaked, hard-boiled novel Among the Humans, wrote thousands of poems, sending them out to the little poetry magazines across America. About a Bird collects a few of these poems, where Jerry opens up about his difficult early life on the streets, discusses the challenges of being a bird in human society, and ruminates on love. Also included is a chapter of Among the Humans, an interview where he opens up about the success of his novel, and the last thing he ever wrote, a story titled "The Bird (A Very Short Novel)." A great introduction to an amazing character.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNolan Whyte
    Release dateMay 31, 2014
    ISBN9781310834332
    About a Bird: Poems From Jerry the Bird
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    Nolan Whyte

    Nolan Whyte is a fiction writer. He scatters words all over the place, writing for a variety of websites, ghostwriting too much, and sometimes releasing serious fiction here and there. The best place to keep track of him is his twitter feed, although that seems to be about hockey way too much of the time.

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      About a Bird - Nolan Whyte

      About a Bird: Poems from Jerry the Bird

      A Collection of Poetry

      By Nolan Whyte

      Copyright 2014 Nolan Whyte

      Smashwords Edition

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite eBook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction: Who Was Jerry the Bird?

      The New York Animal Scene

      Subway Pigeons

      Unwritten Unsent

      I Just Have That Kind Of Face

      Dear Mister Bird

      On Being Eaten

      What Are These Things

      From Among The Humans

      Interview: Jerry Meets the Underground Press, 1975

      The Bird (A Very Short Novel)

      Afterword

      About the Author

      Introduction: Who Was Jerry the Bird?

      Jerry, commonly known as Jerry the Bird, was an author, painter and poet, best know for his memoir Among The Humans. The book was a minor hit when it was published in 1974, and briefly made Jerry a minor celebrity. Among The Humans was especially important to the several thousand birds and animals trying to live in human society, as it detailed the frustrations and prejudice often felt by non-humans trying to adapt to human life.

      Not much is known about Jerry's early life, although it has been estimated he was probably hatched around 1944, likely to normal bird parents. Like many animals who have chosen to live in human society, Jerry determined at a young age that he didn't fit in in the natural world, and started hanging around small towns. He learned to speak English and spent most of the 1950s and early '60s as a bum, crossing back and forth across the United States, as well as travelling in Canada and Mexico.

      During his time on the road, he was encouraged by fellow travellers to learn how to read and write. Jerry began to visit the libraries in whatever towns he passed through, and with the help of

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