View from the middle of the road-volume II U.S. in Us is a compilation of African American poetic voices. Toni Quest is a painter, radio talk show host and adjunct professor at New Rochelle College, Robert Ward is also an educator, Makal Ani is a poet and Lucinda Clark is a publisher and poet. Each represent different regions of the East Coast of the U.S. The poetry is powerful because it deals with all things that make up the good and bad of life.