Anchored by two failed attempts to escape the slavery side of the mysterious Dismal Swamp, Summers in Suffolk is six one act plays (and screenplay) that move 130 years beyond the failed attempts. Summers in Suffolk is without a doubt a unique, multi-layered, positive portrayal of African American life spun with the richly poetic language and lyrical images of the South. Throughout the six plays and screenplay of Summers in Suffolk, a reader is caught in author Sheri Bailey's exquisite writing skill, her ability to deliver depth in the simplest of conversations. It is a high honor for Telepoetics to publish these slavery to freedom plays and screenplay as Sheri Bailey's first book, especially in coincidence with the world premiere screening of Summer Dreams at the 2005 Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles.