No U Turns ONE WAY! is a book of poetic prose authored by C.E. Shy, an original member of the Muntu Poets and the author of many literary works including: Time Share, Substitions, Eclections 2 & 3, Powhims and Proz; The House, Stories - The Long and Short of It; Me and Maysun, Approaching the Ninth Deminsion; Raw forms, Structures and Vicissitudes of the Neighborhood; Deliver Me From Unconsciousness, The Visit, The Door At The End Of The Hall, Point Blank! Eclections 4, Cyberman, along with other literary works.
About the Author: C.E. Shy began writing in the seventh grade. He continued writing after high school. He was first published in White Motors Co. news paper under the name of Clyde Shy. The column was called "The Poets Corner" in 1963 /64. He lived in Stockholm, Sweden. He traveled to the Artic Circle along with Don Ayler. They joined his brother, reknowned free jazz musician Albert Ayler's group a year later. While living in Stockholm he picked up the bass. He wrote stories for a photographer who sold the pictures and articles to magazines and newspapers. He later became a professional musician, playing the bass violin. He played with many groups, but primarily with Albert Ayler. He continued to write but it took a back seat temporarily to the music. From 1967/68 he joined Muntu poets workshop located on Ansel Rd. On Superior Ave. It was on the 2nd floor of the building. It was headed by noted master poet and musician Russell Atkins and internationally renown master poet Norman Jordan. At the end of the year 1968, he began to work on his spiritual development. He stopped writing for 3 decades. He was driven back to his pen again in the early 2000's. He has since published 15 books under the pen name of C E Shy. He has been in 9 anthologies with 2 more books scheduled for release in 2016. Two of the Anthologies have been with the Muntu Poets and four have been with Cuyahoga County Library Poetry Workshop, Shaheed belongs to now, which is attended to by many noted writers. He has written Novellas, poetry, short stories, Flash Fiction, and novels. The projects have just kept coming. He has 4 albums being released under the Muntu Poets banner in 2017, with Uptown Records. He is involved with a documentary film on Russell Atkins will be out in 2017 as well.