Beautiful. And Ugly Too
Africa World Press, 2005
By M.K. Asante, Jr.

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 portraits that reveal the spectrum of human conditions.

Beautiful. And Ugly Too is a thought provoking journey down the lonely road of wisdom and whiplash.”
—Los Angeles Times

It penetrates, casting an unflinching eye on humanity through a historical kaleidoscope."
—The Philadelphia Inquirer

The scarred histories and beautiful ideals of a new generation. If we follow his pen, we might each be able to climb our own mountains."
—UCLA Daily Bruin