<DIV><P>A major figure in the Black Arts Movement and a founding member of the Umbra workshop, Lorenzo Thomas is one of the most heralded authors of his generation. <I>Dancing on Main Street</I>, Thomas’s long-awaited collection spanning many decades of his career, blends traditional lyricism with a surrealist’s touch and a realist’s eye. Together, these poems form a cinematic look at the obsessions, -pleasures, trials, and tribulations of life on Main Street.</P><P>Lorenzo Thomas, who was born in Panama and grew up in New York City, is a poet, critic and professor of English at the University of Houston. His books of poetry include <I>Chances Are Few, The Bathers</I> and <I>Sound Science</I>. He is the recipient of two Poets Foundation awards and the Lucille Medwick Prize.</P></DIV>