Description
Lorenzo Thomas (1944 2005) was the youngest member of the Society of Umbra, predecessor of the Black Arts Movement. The Collected Poems of Lorenzo Thomas is the first volume to encompass his entire writing life. His poetry synthesizes New York School and Black Arts aesthetics, heavily influenced by blues and jazz. In a career that spanned decades, Thomas constantly experimented with form and subject, while still writing poetry deeply rooted in the traditions of African American aesthetics. Whether drawing from his experiences during the war in Vietnam, exploring his life in the urban north and the southwest, or parodying his beloved Negritude ancestors, Thomas was a lyric innovator.
About the Author
Lorenzo Thomas (1944 2005), was a critic and poet, and published volumes of scholarship as well as numerous essays, including several histories of the Umbra group. Aldon Lynn Nielsen is the author of Integral Music: Languages of African American Innovation. He is the George and Barbara Kelly professor of American literature at Penn State University. Laura Vrana is assistant professor of English specializing in African American literature and poetry at the University of South Alabama.
Book Information
ISBN 9780819578990
Author Lorenzo Thomas
Format Paperback
Page Count 498
Imprint Wesleyan University Press
Publisher Wesleyan University Press
About the Author
Lorenzo Thomas (1944 2005), was a critic and poet, and published volumes of scholarship as well as numerous essays, including several histories of the Umbra group. Aldon Lynn Nielsen is the author of Integral Music: Languages of African American Innovation. He is the George and Barbara Kelly professor of American literature at Penn State University. Laura Vrana is assistant professor of English specializing in African American literature and poetry at the University of South Alabama.
Book Information
ISBN 9780819578990
Author Lorenzo Thomas
Format Paperback
Page Count 498
Imprint Wesleyan University Press
Publisher Wesleyan University Press
