(From the publisher) This collection contains the best and the newest from American poetry's lyrical rhythm master. Much like the vibrant, riveting reading performances for which he is well known, Quincy Troupe’s award-winning poetry is pure rhythm and deep bass beats that barely stay on the page. This magnificent new volume captures Troupe’s voice stronger than ever as he issues celebratory and pointed statements on jazz, sports, love, art, literature, American life, and the sublimity of it all. In addition to new poems, this tremendous collection brings back into print much of Quincy Troupe’s classic work.

About the Author

	© Linda Koolish

(From the publisher) Winner of two American Book Awards for poetry and nonfiction, the Peabody Award for radio, and twice winner of the title of Heavyweight Champion of Poetry at The World Poetry Bout in Taos, New Mexico, Quincy Troupe has written six previous volumes of poetry, and two best-selling books about jazz legend Miles Davis. Troupe is the artistic director of Artists on the Cutting Edge: Cross Fertilizations, the acclaimed literary and performing arts series at the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego. He grew up in St. Louis and is now Professor of Creative Writing and American and Caribbean Literature at the University of California, San Diego.