Over 50 colorful characters share their recollections, feelings, and experiences through a stylistically varied range of poems in this valentine to Harlem. Each poem is narrated by a different person--among them a hustler, a teacher, a hairdresser, and a blues singer--and together they create a passionate community vision in a work that was influenced by Edgar Lee Masters's SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY. Only the voice of Clara Brown is repeated, with her Testimony of lucid prose tracing personal Harlem history. With historic photographs from the author's collection. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.