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A study of the works of Imamu Amiri Baraka written between 1960 and 1970. Baraka is represented as an example of black America searching for identity, purpose and direction. This search, examined by Lacey, is embodied by Baraka's achievements.
Poet, dramatist, essayist, fiction writer and political activist, Amiri Baraka is considered by many to be the most influential and preeminent African-American literary figures of our time. Transbluesency reveals a writer shaping a body of poetry that is as well a body of knowledge--a passionate reflection upon the cultural, political, and aesthetic questions of his time.
"There are mostly portraits here. Portraits of life. Of life being lived. Black People inspire us. Send life into us ... We wanted to conjure with Black Life to recreate it for our selves. So that the connection with you would be a bigger Self"--From unnumbered page 13.
Containing these poems which the author most wants to preserve, this volume summarizes the career to date of the man who has been called "the father of modern black poetry." It confirms Amiri Baraka as one of the major figures of contemporary American poetry.
Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Amiri Baraka.