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Hailed as "a dreadlocked dervish of words...the Bob Marley of American poets" (Esquire), Saul Williams is a gifted young poet who is opening up this literary art form to a new generation of readers. Like his writing -- a fearless mix of connecting rhythms and vibrant images -- Saul Williams... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Saul Williams: Author
- Marcia Jones: Artist
Quotes edit
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“i have seen the truth many times but for the first time she saw me”
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“Too many people live in the city Struggling day to day For mere existence”
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“I have pentagrams for hands And psalms that seldom flicker Let me touch the burning embers Of your soul”
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“I don't trust the man that i am becoming He seems too much and seldom is”
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“I simply stopped writing of truth when my truths no longer sounded triumphant”
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“she is lonely in my presence and i understand”
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“i once wrote out of loneliness and into it”
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“Sometimes our thoughts and feelings are our most prized possessions And then there are times to let go of your possessions and wander”
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“Cemeteries are our only tended gardens We tend to die”
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“Calamity makes cousins of us all.”
First Sentence edit
. . . as the fearful crowd gathers to witness my wounded sanity
Authors & Contributors edit
- Saul Williams (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pocket Books division of Simon & Schuster Inc
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0671039776
Page Count: 117
Publisher: Pocket Books division of Simon & Schuster Inc
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0671039776
Page Count: 117
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 811
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