The Prophet Returns

What would a modern-day prophet say on the day he returns home from prison? "The Prophet Returns" tackles this question and honors the influential legacy of Kahlil Gibran. Once written off as a writer of "meaningless mysticism," Gibran refused to limit his work to a single tradition, and brought together the Judeo-Christian and Islamic insights of his nation and family in his writings. With the exception of the Bible and Koran, Gibran's 1923 masterpiece "The Prophet" reportedly outsold all other books in the 20th century. Working in prisons since the 1980's, Bryonn Bain was wrongfully imprisoned while studying law at Harvard. A Brooklyn poet, prison activist and Nuyorican Grand Slam poetry champion, Bain has performed and lectured on hip hop, spoken word and the prison crisis at more than 100 campuses and correctional facilities nationwide. Edited by Tony award winner Suheir Hammad ("Def Poetry Jam on Broadway"), "The Prophet Returns" shares lessons learned from countless prophetic voices behind bars in this hip hop generation remix of a classic. For more on the book or scheduling, visit www.bryonnbain.com or contact BookBryonn@gmail.com.

Author: Bryonn Bain
Publisher: Bryonn Bain
Published: 03/20/2011
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.37d
ISBN: 9780615469829

About the Author
Working in prisons since the 1980s, Bryonn Bain has served for more than a decade as poet and activist, professor and artist-in-residence at Rikers Island prison, New York University, Columbia University, the New School and the Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University. A Nuyorican Grand Slam Poetry Champion and Blackout Arts Collective founder, his lectures, performances and workshops on hip hop, spoken word and the prison crisis have toured over 100 campuses and correctional facilities nationwide. Wrongfully imprisoned while studying law at Harvard, Bain wrote "Walking While Black: The Bill of Rights for Black Men" and received a record number of responses from readers of The Village Voice. Millions have been moved by Bain's work on independent films like Pig Hunt, his groundbreaking albums, Problem Child and Don't Be Scared, his appearances on 60 Minutes, the award-winning BET talk show My Two Cents, and in The Amsterdam News, The New York Times, The Daily News and Variety Magazine. The multimedia solo production based on his experiences in NYC jails is a hip hop theater experience featuring 40 characters, a live band and video DJ, and letters from a friend and fellow poet wrongfully sentenced to Death Row at 17 years old; Lyrics from Lockdown has received extraordinary reviews around the world. For more information please visit, www.BryonnBain.com

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