The Stoop

Moving from childhood to retirement, "The Stoop" covers a wide range of subject matter. Several poems explore growing up in Brooklyn, New York in the 1950s and 1960s, which include painful and humorous memories. Many poems reflect on cinematic, literary, and artistic works which have made a lasting impact on the writer. The final section engages with some contemporary issues the author navigates as he deals with aging and retirement. The collection includes a poem ("The Minimalist") that won first place in the Common Ground Review annual poetry contest (2011).

Moving from childhood to retirement, The Stoop covers a wide range of subject matter. Several poems explore the writer's middle-class Jewish upbringing in Brooklyn, New York, which include painful and humorous memories. In addition, many poems reflect on cinematic, literary, and artistic works which have made a lasting impact on the writer. The final section engages with some of the contemporary issues the author considers as he deals with aging and retirement. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Jeff Saperstein taught English at Radford University for thirty years before retiring in 2015. His poems have appeared in numerous literary magazines, including Main Street Rag, The Sow's Ear, The Deronda Review, Still Crazy, Ibbetson Street Press, The Stickman Review, and Floyd County Moonshine. He was the featured poet in the September 2012 issue of Chantarelle's Notebook. His poem, "The Minimalist," won first prize in the annual Common Ground Review poetry contest in 2011.