ISBN: 9780822958918

We Fish is a father and son's shared dialogue in poetry and prose, memoir and reflection, as they delight in their time spent fishing while considering the universal challenge of raising … mais…

We Fish is a father and son's shared dialogue in poetry and prose, memoir and reflection, as they delight in their time spent fishing while considering the universal challenge of raising good children. Jack was a tough father, raising Omari to work beyond his own expectations and the standards educators and society placed on young black males. Like most adolescents, Omari felt his father was too demanding, with little regard for his own feelings. That relationship changed when they were We Fish is a father and son's shared dialogue in poetry and prose, memoir and reflection, as they delight in their time spent fishing while considering the universal challenge of raising good children. Jack was a tough father, raising Omari to work beyond his own expectations and the standards educators and society placed on young black males. Like most adolescents, Omari felt his father was too demanding, with little regard for his own feelings. That relationship changed when they were on the Juniata River, casting for bass and wading the swift currents. We Fish is a story of the Daniels men-father and son, uncles, cousins, and other male role models-and how their precious time together impacted the young and old alike. Their story has the power to teach today's young African American men about friendship, family, and trust-and the potential to save a generation from the dangers of the modern world and from themselves. Textbooks New, Books~~Social Sciences~~Ethnic Studies~~African American Studies, We-Fish~~Jack-L-Daniel, , , , , , , , , , University of Pittsburgh Press<

ISBN: 0822958910

We Fish is  the  tale of a father and son's shared dialogue in poetry and in prose, memoir and reflection, as they delight in their time spent fishing while considering the universal chal… mais…

We Fish is  the  tale of a father and son's shared dialogue in poetry and in prose, memoir and reflection, as they delight in their time spent fishing while considering the universal challenge of raising good children. Their story and their lesson have the power to teach today's young African American men about friendship, family, and trust; and the potential to save a generation from the dangers of the modern world and from themselves. african-american and black,african-american studies,biographies,ethnic and national,family relationships,fatherhood,literature and fiction,poetry,politics and social sciences,social sciences African-American & Black, University of Pittsburgh Press<