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Jack Henry Markowitz
Jack Henry Markowitz, born and raised in Brooklyn,
New York, grew up in a magical time when Coney Island
was still thought of as the entertainment capital of the world
– a time whe...view moreJack Henry Markowitz, born and raised in Brooklyn,
New York, grew up in a magical time when Coney Island
was still thought of as the entertainment capital of the world
– a time when the Brooklyn Dodgers still played at Ebbets
Field and millions of people came to visit the fabled beaches
and boardwalk, Steeplechase Park, Parachute Jump, Cyclone
Roller Coaster and Nathan’s Famous.
During his undergraduate years at Hamilton College, Markowitz studied creative
writing with Wallace Markfi eld (To An Early Grave, Teitlebaum’s Window) and
with Alex Haley (Roots, The Autobiography of Malcolm X). Markowitz resides in
Philadelphia where he continues to work and write.
In this new volume of The Kool-Aid Drinkers & Other Poems the author presents
a collection some of his more recent poems.view less