Download or read book The Stoop written by Jeff Saperstein and published by Finishing Line Press. This book was released on 2021-02-05 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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).