E. Doyle-Gillespie is a Baltimore cop. He holds a BA in History from The George Washington University and a Master of Liberal Arts from JHU. He is proud long-time resident of Hampden.
Understanding a people and the places that they occupy often means understanding what haunts and curses them This is true for inner-city Baltimore as much as it is for anywhere else.
Skipping Girl.pdf
Jess
This was inspired by a street informant. Sometimes, policing in Baltimore affords you glimpses of violent beauty and elegant cruelty.
Jess.pdf
Rites Without Water
I have always been fascinated by the rituals cultures adopt to better help them understand teh ebb and flow of life.
Rites Without Water.pdf
I have always been fascinated by the rituals that cultures inculcate to help them understand the ebb and flow of life.
The Memory of Fabric
I came up with this poem while doing a writing residency at The Betsy Hotel in Miami.