内容简介：
Drawn simultaneously from his unique Hebraic heritage and from the rich reservoir of African-American life, Israelas poems are infused with sensitive insights. They not only foster feelings of racial pride and self-worth with probing perceptions, they are also saturated with universal themes of love. Read aloud, the poems contained in this volume are pleasing to the ear, as each one expands the imagination. There are unexpected moments of humor balanced with serious rhythmic thoughts. Permeating all these poetic expressions are connecting threads linking together the thoughts of a young man coming of age.