Edward Doyle-Gillespie is a teacher, police officer, and poet. A man who found a dual career in two seeming opposing fields, he chose to be a cop, but writing chose him. Doyle-Gillespie always knew he would one day produce a poetry book, it was just a matter of when.
With a bachelor’s degree in history from George Washington University and a Master of liberal arts from Johns Hopkins University, Doyle-Gillespie has had quite the life. He has taught along with being a fifteen year veteran of the Baltimore police force. He has many other passions, including poetry.
Doyle-Gillespie’s poetry book, Gentrifying the Plague House was born from seven poems he wrote over the course of seven days in a hotel in Miami beach in its library. Working as a police officer, Doyle-Gillespie is often very busy. Once COVID-19 hit he was able to finish his poems as he was inspired by the state of the world. His poetry discusses issues of cultural space and social justice.
Writing Gentrifying the Plague House became a place where Doyle-Gillespie was able to explore his own heritage and honor all of his own personal passions. He found passion in the most unique places, having had his career in the Police force as one of the main ones. Gentrifying the Plague House includes twenty different poems, each written with as much emotion and eloquence as the previous one.
Gentrifying the Plague House is available now on Barnes and Nobles, Amazon, and bookshop’s websites.
