pBlack ManBlack Woman Seeds of the POETTREEppBy BaBa EngppbrppAbout the BookAuthorppbrppThis collection of poettree and essays are the expressions of a man locked down under the most inhumane conditions imaginable here in the United States of America. BaBa Eng was sentenced to twenty-five years to life in New York State's prison system in 1977 for shooting a man who had pulled a gun on his wife in an illegal afterhours club in Harlem, New York. When Mr. Eng discovered the enormity of the act he had committed, he dedicated himself to education and self-improvement. That pursuit, according to Mr. Eng, was so he could at least attempt to balance the scales and be able to work for his community upon release from prison. These writings are the result of his meditations and contemplations while in prison, in solitary confinement, and upon his release.ppbrppUpon his release in 2013, BaBa, as he is affectionately known in prisons throughout New York State, became an advocate for his fellow pri