VISIONS OF A SKYLARK DRESSED IN BLACK, written by American author Aberjhani and slated for an Ocober 2006 publication by Great Britain's Black Poetry Society, exemplifies the international spirit of the first Harlem Renaissance. Aside from periodicals devoted to the exploration of African-American culture, one of the key elements to the success of the first Harlem Renaissance, from the 1920s to the 1940s, was the establishment numerous literary clubs and organizations described as salons. Modern-day equivalents to, and extensions of, the salons of yesteryear can often be found in the form of online Internet literary communities, of which the BLACK POETRY SOCIETY is one thriving example. The Black Poetry Society started in London in 2003 when four avid readers and aspiring writers began meeting to discuss the works of favorite poets as well as share their own original writings. The initial pioneers of the organization were the poet known as Jayci, who would launch the group’s web s