Two Sister: Our Poetic Journey Out of Poverty Into a Life of Hope

by Maureen Brown and Sheila Wade

Two Sister, is the heart-wrenching yet inspirational story told through poetry by two sisters from the Midwest who grew up in poverty. Scorned and ridiculed in school as kids from the wrong side of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966877403
• ISBN13: 9780966877403
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Towlehouse Publishing Company
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

A unique volume of memorable poetry.

Two Sister is a unique volume of poetry where the sisters Sheila Wade and Maureen Brown collaborate to present a compelling memoir in the form of candid, revealing, and inspiring biographical verse that tells of their upbringing, marked by poverty of spirit as well as substance. The sisters deal with emotional issues ranging from personal security to self-esteem to coming out of poverty and rising a prosperity of spirit. Growing Up Too Fast: When I was so very young,/Into adulthood I was flung./To grow up very quickly,/Even though I was often sickly.//My family was dirt poor,/Our house was an eyesore./Our clothes and hair were unclean,/Life in many ways was very mean.//My father had never learned to read,/Yet he was a good man, everyone agreed./He worked so hard at his trade,/We never lived on welfare aid.//Many bills were left unpaid,/Of a better life he always prayed./Until he own life finally did fade,/And at peace at rest he was finally laid.

A Poignant Read

"Two Sister" is a poignant account of two sisters' journey through the rigors of a childhood spent in poverty. They highlight the gamut of emotions that anyone in their situation would experience: from the embarrassment caused by others' comments or stares to the utter joy found in the simple pleasures of life, like taking a drive with the family. I was moved by the feelings of compassion toward others and gratitude for my own childhood memories that were elicited by reading these simple, yet moving poems.

TWO SISTER

A mosaic of short poems laden throughout with deep, strong colors and hard-edge shapes of tears. Yet, the entire layout induces with gentle hues and soft graceful movements of laughter. There is no poetic expertise lacking. Dignity, humility and the true meaning of life became the achevements of the authors. Clearly, if any reader remembers "THE GOLDEN RULE", then this book will find its way to the lips and hearts of many parents, teachers and my three sisters. This one gets five rose-cut diamonds from me!

My mom wrote this book

Two sisters raised in poverty reflect through wonderful, pure, and genuine poetry the worst(and more importantly, the best) episodes an impoverished upbringing has to offer. Sounds depressing? It's uplifting! It's humble, bare souled, hopeful, and stirring. The hardships Maureen and Sheila endured should have shattered, dispirited, and discouraged, but instead they inspired hope and undying faith in the one thing they were rich in; FAMILY LOVE. These poems, so simple yet so complex in their relevance to not only their family but to millions of families' all over the world lay bare the painful honesty of being poor, while also serving as a trumpet to perserverance, love, redemption and fulfillment. My mom and my Aunt wrote this book, it is true, and while I may be a little biased, the fact remains, I cannot tell you how proud I am of them.