Spreading the WordIn 1985 poet Ross Talarico began a grassroots program in creative expression in Rochester, New York. As the program came together, so did the communityyoung and old, poor and privileged, even those who could not read or write but wanted to tell their stories. This book is a testimony to the poetry that experience produced. An exhilarating account of a successful experiment in promoting community self expression, Spreading the Word interweaves the