Poor Williams Whims

Faith, struggle, and reflections from the margins

Poor William’s Mind is a Terrible Thing to Follow

POOR WILLIAM’S WHIMS: Poor William’s Mind is a Terrible Thing to Follow By POOR WILLIAM Poor William and Magical Madge riding down the highway in the Mississippi Delta. Photo by...
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Fearing the Delta Freebird

POOR WILLIAM’S WHIMS Fearing the Delta Freebird By POOR WILLIAM   Photo by The Delta Bohemian Enemy forces will never invade the Mississippi Delta; if they did, they would quickly...
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A Conversation with Pinetop Perkins

A Conversation with Pinetop Perkins By POOR WILLIAM   Pinetop at the October 2010 Pinetop Perkins Homecoming Celebration riding in a golf cart with his manager Pat Morgan! Photo by...
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Metro Rednecks

POOR WILLIAM’S WHIMS:   Metro Rednecks By POOR WILLIAM Poor William enjoying a chilled chardonnay in a stirofoam cup while climbing a grain elevator during harvest time near Clarksdale, MS....
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Moonburn, Socrates and Bird Nests

POOR WILLIAM’S WHIMS:   Moonburn, Socrates and Bird Nests By POOR WILLIAM   Will doing what young boys should be doing. Photo by The Delta Bohemian “Daddy, can you get...
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Hey, Bruh, Lend Me a Dime

Found on the street in Clarksdale. Photo by DB (Clarksdale, Mississippi) By POOR WILLIAM “Hey, Bruh, lend me a dime?” This was verbatim what Poor William was asked, or was...
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327-Pound Alligator Gar? That Ain’t Nuthin’!

POOR WILLIAM’S WHIMS:   327-Pound Alligator Gar? That Ain’t Nuthin’! By POOR WILLIAM Biologists with the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science and the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks measure...
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Sunflower River Expedition: Take a journey with us

Poor William helping Magical Madge – Sunflower Expedition A Sunflower River Expedition! An excerpt taken from John Ruskey’s update Keith Plunkett — Lucy’s Revenge: 2 Days on a Sunflower River...
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Watcha Gonna Do?

Delta Bohemian Magical Madge in Downtown Clarksdale, Mississippi. Photo by DB. By POOR WILLIAM CLARKSDALE, Mississippi Why are Americans too often defined by their vocations? Is it the sum of...
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Mr. February 2011 REDUX

He’s baaaaaaaaacck!!! Mr. February 2011 REDUX   CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO Mr. February 2011 REDUX WE HIGHLY ENCOURAGE COMMENTS!!
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