Poor Williams Whims

Faith, struggle, and reflections from the margins

Poor William’s Weekend: No Clowns Required

By Poor William(Clarksdale, Mississippi)  Poor William has previously addressed his appreciation for all things Bohemian, though what constitutes Bohemian is somewhat subjective and no longer defined by what approaches abject...
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Hey, Bruh, Lend Me a Dime

By POOR WILLIAM (Clarksdale, Mississippi) “Hey, Bruh, lend me a dime?” This was verbatim what Poor William was asked, or was it told, on his way to Delta State University...
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A Whole Bag of Cookies

by POOR WILLIAM (Clarksdale, Mississippi) Rip the ribald jester, local Clarksdale, MS hairdresser and Clark Street savant, told a tale recently that analogically sums up a modern day Mississippi Delta...
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