Beautiful, And Ugly Too: Poems

by Molefi Kete Asante

Beautiful. And Ugly Too, the critically-acclaimed, second poetry collection from award-winning author M.K. Asante, Jr., reveals through its delicate rhythm, the plurality of being alive. The poems, sketched from influences and drawn from experiences around the world, are colorful comments on the human condition. "A thought provoking journey down the lonely road of wisdom and whiplash." —John Mitchell, Los Angeles Times “Sensitive yet iconoclastic! His words channel ancestral resistance.” — Bruce George, Co-founder of Def Poetry Jam “A vivid, yet carefully constructed meditation on reality Beautiful and Ugly Too is a timely dissection of twentieth-century isms through verse... life and all of her blemishes reflected through a collage of eloquent vignettes.” —Jazmyn Martin, Philadelphia Tribune

Genres: Poetry

47 pages, Hardcover

First published October 10, 2005

About the author

Molefi Kete Asante (born Arthur Lee Smith Jr.; August 14, 1942) is an American professor and philosopher. He is a leading figure in the fields of African-American studies, African studies, and communication studies. He is currently professor in the Department of Africology at Temple University, where he founded the PhD program in African-American Studies. He is president of the Molefi Kete Asante Institute for Afrocentric Studies.

Asante is known for his writings on Afrocentricity, a school of thought that has influenced the fields of sociology, intercultural communication, critical theory, political science, the history of Africa, and social work.He is the author of more than 66 books and the founding editor of the Journal of Black Studies.

Reviews

[McKenzie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read two of Asante’s poetry collections Like Water Running Off My Back and Beautiful. And Ugly Too. I’m sad that I hadn’t heard of him before. I found these collections while shelf-reading the collection at the library I work in. But perhaps my reading of these works will inspire at least one other person to look for Asante or other poets like him.

I found it interesting how Asante changed names throughout writing. In the first collection I read the authors name was “Molefi K. Asante Jr.” in the next collection it was by “M.K. Asante Jr.” and on Goodreads the author is known as “Molefi Kete Asante.” I’ve always thought it strange that some cultures don’t believe names should change as the person does. And with all the official documentation now it is incredibly difficult to legally change a name, at least in America (I don’t know about other cultures in this regard). Regardless I found these collections to be enlightening and edifying, but in quite different ways. Let’s dive in...

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