Exaggerated Words, Underestimated Meanings: The Definitive Collection

9781424167173

1424167175

Born Howard (Chip) Bradford Jr., CtAhId is a self-proclaimed seeker of the truth and a radical-thinking poet and reactionary. A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he engages in controversial debates for fun, mentors troubled youth for a living, and cherishes the opportunity to engage in the love of his life: writing poetry. The desire to express began in high school; it’s here where he sensed the need to write his emotional struggle rather than punch it through a wall or let it eat its way from the inside out. While a student at North Carolina Central University, he began formally committing his thoughts to verse. A black-and-white composition book became the pallet—wide-ruled so the words could be exaggerated. The result is this collection of poems filled with assessments and examinations of right versus wrong, genuine versus bizarre. He’s intense, passionate and audacious. Journey with him as he pokes, prods and proclaims in a distinctive style that pierces your spirit and taunts your imagination. Word placement gets the attention, Philadelphia is what I’ll always mention; during any introduction I’m obvious, noticed by appearances; this experiment ends in history making, I put the proof on paper, I'm the real thing and I can’t even help it…”