Chorus [Paperback]

An anthology of poetry by young people, edited by superstar poet and author ofThe Dead Emcee Scrollsand,said the shotgun to the head, Saul Williams.

CHORUSis the anthem of a new generation of poets unified by the desire to transcend the identity politics of the day and begin to be seen as one. One hundred voices woven through testimony and new testament. It is the cry of the unheard. The occupation of the page itself. It embodies the “speak-up” spirit of the moment, the confidence propagated through hip-hop, and the defiant “WTF?” of the now. It is the voice that comes after the rebellious voice that once cried, “I want my MTV!” branded back to where punk was, slammed up and beyond it. A combination of trash, heart, and craft. An anthology in rant.

CHORUSis what all modern-day losers chant.Saul Williams is an acclaimed poet, musician, and actor. The filmSlam, which he cowrote and starred in, won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival (1998), and the Camera d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He has contributed toTheNew York Times, voiced Jean-Michel Basquiat in Downtown 81, and cut records with Rick Rubin and Trent Reznor. He has spoken at more than 200 universities where his poetry has been added to the curriculum of dozens of creative writing programs, and has taught poetry/performance workshops around the world. He recently starred in the Broadway musicalHoller If Ya Hear Me. His books includeS/HE, ,said the shotgun to the head., andThe Dead Emcee Scrolls.He lives in New York. Visit his website at SaulWilliams.com.

Poet, actor, journalist,Dufflyn Lammershas brought her unique style of “page-to-stage” poetry to universities from Smith College to UC Irvine, and is a fixture on the poetry and literary scene. She worked as Arts & Entertainment journalist forThe Georgia GuardilÁ