Said the Shotgun to the Head - by Saul Williams (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Hailed as "a dreadlocked dervish of words . . . the Bob Marley of American poets" ("Esquire"), Saul Williams brings his provocative and innovative style to a new epic poem.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The greatest Americans<br> Have not been born yet <br> They are waiting quietly<br> For their past to die <br> <b>please give blood</b> <br> Here is the account of a man so ravished by a kiss that it distorts his highest and lowest frequencies of understanding into an Incongruent mean of babble and brilliance...<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>Amsterdam News</i> [Saul Williams is] a mighty talent. He takes readers on epic voyages into frontiers that offer a refreshing awakening of the mind and a roller coaster ride into an abyss of demons, deities, occult symbols, and more.<br><br><i>The Washington Post</i> Astonishing...poet. The internal rhyme, metrics, and imagery are so fleet...that they're humbling.<br><br>Zack de la Rocha <i>, Said the Shotgun to the Head</i> is an invitation to live and die in the moment, a confrontation of the politics of empire, a dare to transform oneself in the face of fear and a post 9-11 love song all in one.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Saul Williams is an acclaimed poet, musician, and actor. The film <i>Slam</i>, 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 to <i>The</i> <i>New York Times</i>, voiced Jean-Michel Basquiat in <i>Downtown 81</i>, 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 musical <i>Holler If Ya Hear Me</i>. His books include <i>S/HE</i>, <i>said the shotgun to the head</i>., and <i>The Dead Emcee Scrolls. </i>He lives in New York. Visit his website at SaulWilliams.com.
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