"Like one of the voices in her dazzling new poetry collection, Maya Dreamwalker continually finds herself "hearing without wanting to," as she makes her way through the haze of the "ice blue smoke" to uncover important truths about human frailty and personal courage. A must read for writers and teachers of English" --Nina Wolff, Retired Director of English, Bay Shore Schools, Bay Shore, NY "What would they say now that they have dreamed me? History, your tears don't have more validity than mine," Maya Dreamwalker writes as she sets about framing a dreamscape that takes its momentum from the kaleidoscopic back and forth flow of images, one minute bright with fiery anger, the next blue as ice. In what seems like a simultaneous moment, we find people rising up, people being pushed back down, making love, making fury as they struggle to break free of their shackles and chains. This is a book of truth telling in many dimensions, moving toward redemption with each new violation revealed, a book that is at once highly political and deeply personal-a reminder and a wake-up call. --Erika Duncan, Executive and Artistic Director of Herstory, August 2011

Without a Roof: Portraits of the Homeless is a visceral and compelling book featuring 28 photographs by Eugene Rosenthal with text by Maya Dreamwalker. Painted with an impressionistic, stream-of-consciousness word brush, this book does not purport to be a textbook on the subject, yet it captures many of the thoughts and questions that have been raised about homelessness. Interspersed with facts, musings, and dotted with poetry, this small but vital book. It reminds us that the changing fortunes of time can adversely affect anyone at any time and emphasizes that we must enlarge our limited perspective to change stereotypical ideas about homelessness, and determine what safeguards will be in place in a world where the safety nets have ever enlarging holes. We would like to present our book, Without a Roof: Portraits of the Homeless, by Eugene Rosenthal and Maya Dreamwalker. In 2007, Eugene began to photograph the people in Bryant Park while on his way home from business meetings in New York City. What he has captured with his lens is disturbing and ironic. Surprised by our response to the photographs, we mutually agreed that a book would provide an outlet to bring attention to a growing and enduring problem. This small book can only highlight the magnitude of issues and it is our personal way of putting some small act into the world that may be helpful. We chose not to fill our book with facts and statistics and, avoiding sensationalism, did not show the worst case scenario thinking that in some way, we could help to alleviate some of the pain and suffering we witnessed. Many of us are feeling the economic shockwave moving across our nation. Many have been set back to square one, despite their best efforts to build and achieve. We look forward to hearing from you. We can be reached at: [email protected]. Books may be purchased at: www.createspace.com/3373367. Maya Dreamwalker Born in Harlem, NY, Maya Dreamwalker is a poet, author and spoken-word artist. Streetwise and aware, she creates wordscapes that magnify perception. Her insight into the human condition is the mirror that reflects the invisible back to us. Haunting, eclectic, and surreal. Eugene Rosenthal is a photographer and freelance photojournalist whose work is represented in many private collections.