In his...first [book
of poetry] since The Dead Emcee Scrolls in 2006, “the poet laureate
of hip-hop” (CNN) Saul Williams presents his ideas, observations,
realizations, dreams, and questions about the state of America, the
American psyche, and what it means to be American.
After four years
abroad, Williams returned to the United States and found his head
twirling with thoughts on race, class, gender, finance, freedom,
guns, cooking shows, dog shows, superheroes, not-so-super
politicians—everything that makes up our country. US(a.) is a
collection of poems that embodies the spirit of a culture that
questions sentiments and realities, embracing a cross-section of pop
culture, hip-hop, and the greater world politic of the moment.
Williams explores what social media may only hint at—times and
realities have changed; there is a connect and a disconnect. We are
wirelessly connected to a past and path to which we are chained. Saul
Williams stops and frisks the moment, makes it empty its pockets, and
chronicles what’s inside. Here is an extraordinary book that will
find its place in the hands and minds of a new generation.