Dancing on Main Street - Paperback

by Lorenzo Thomas (Author)

Scintillating, cinematic poems synthesize the irony, absurdity, and passions of American life.

A major figure in the Black Arts Movement and a founding member of the Umbra workshop, Lorenzo Thomas is one of the most heralded authors of his generation. Dancing on Main Street, Thomas's long-awaited collection spanning many decades of his career, blends traditional lyricism with a surrealist's touch and a realist's eye. Together, these poems form a cinematic look at the obsessions, pleasures, trials, and tribulations of life on Main Street.

Author Biography

Lorenzo Thomas is an internationally acclaimed poet, critic, and professor of English at the University of Houston. Born in Panama, Thomas became a founding member of the Umbra workshop and an important part of the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s. His books of poetry include Chances are Few, The Bathers, and Sound Science. He is the recipient of two Poets Foundation awards and the Lucille Medwick Prize.