The poems “Booker's Tomb” and “The Blue Suess” both deal with issues of race, but in very different contexts. While in "Booker's Tomb" the mention of race is not really an issue, it is more of a statement made when Booker is named "Liberace" (line 27) or the black Liberace, who was a famous gay pianist. In “Booker's Tomb,” race was used more to describe to the audience who Booker, the main character, is. On the other hand, the poem “The Blue Suess” is an entire poem written in the format of a Dr. Suess novel about the racial inequalities encountered over time. For example, “Blacks with mothers in the houses/Blacks with bosses in the fields” (lines 14-15) gives us the description of slavery which is a well-known part of the history of racial inequality. Another theme found in the two blue poems is that of tradition. With "Booker's Tomb," the poem touches on the musical tradition of New Orleans and how the heritage was lost during Hurricane Katrina.