The Collected Poems of Lorenzo Thomas

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The Collected Poems of Lorenzo Thomas is written by Lorenzo Thomas and published by Wesleyan University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0819579009 (ISBN 10) and 9780819579003 (ISBN 13).

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.