FOUR stories, authored by JUSTIN THOMAS, told entirely through poetry, with illustrious characters, love and battle sequences, betrayals, heroes and villains.
The first African-American narrative epic poem: THE RONIN POETZ is a tale of a band of outcasts, poetic rebels without applause. They who serve no master. MAA KHERU, and his GEMINI CLAN led by Father Aquarius and Mother Pisces battle for freedom, justice, and equality against the nefarious Pale King, his villainous assassin named Tag, his army of Thought Police, and the traitorous Ele Ote-Owl.
To Enlighten The G.O.D.Z. A 'mist-edu-caged' young man named KAHM NOIZ seeks enlightenment on his sacred heritage inside the glory of a city called MAA-TRU-ARK. His world goes from quiet storm to SPOKEN WARS as he becomes a warrior set to defend against the tyrannical Nemtusar and his army of snakes and ghosts, plotting to raze the benevolent city of Maa-Tru-Ark and gain the power of the divine ANCES-TREE and all its sacred leaves.
The Son Dial Tone. The narrative opens with the first past life of Mother Harmony and Father Voice meeting in the middle of a town square in Moorish Spain. Their love blossoms from one lifetime to another, where they are tested as Africans kidnapped into slavery. When Father Voice is thrown overboard a slave ship, nine months later, his son MOJUBA KIMOYO continues the poetic account where his Father Voice was silenced. Mojuba endures the hardships of colonial slavery in America. Coping with his environment by learning ancient African rhythms and spirituality with other enslaved Africans, Mojuba trains to lead a rebellion against the plantation masters he serves.
In 13 Pieces. This poetic narrative tells the story of a scraggly young man, KIBARU, looking for purpose as a warrior, and a young woman, SIRENE, maimed by her parents and seeking revenge on them. Tasked with fulfilling the bounty on her parents' heads, Kibaru instead discovers that Sirene is the second coming of an ancient goddess, and that recovering her thirteen missing pieces will restore her and their once glorious culture. Armed with a spear forged from cosmic elements, the now lithesome Kibaru and his army of shaded warriors seek to slay the thirteen giants that hold inside them Sirene's thirteen pieces. Once restored, Sirene promises to use her power to destroy the caged city enslaving her people, and take down the malefactors at the center of all the wickedness.
