Tradition

The Tradition by Jericho Brown is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry collection that explores the normalization of evil and its history, focusing on fatherhood, legacy, blackness, queerness, worship, and trauma. It is a powerful and necessary collection that showcases Brown's mastery of poetry and his invention of the duplex.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 86 pages
Publication date: 08 August 2019
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, The Tradition by Jericho Brown is a powerful and essential collection that relentlessly pursues survival while simultaneously embracing contradiction. A Poetry Book Society Choice, reading Jericho Brown's poems is an encounter with devastating genius. Claudia Rankine praises Brown's poetic prowess, stating that his collection The Tradition explores the normalization of evil and its historical roots, intertwining the past and the personal. Browns poetic themes are broad and intimate, revealing the essence of humanity: What constitutes safety? Who defines this nation? Where can true freedom be found? Through his masterful craftsmanship, Brown brings forth poems on fatherhood, legacy, blackness, queerness, worship, and trauma, achieving stunning clarity. His invention of the duplex, a blend of the sonnet, ghazal, and blues, showcases his formal skill and artistic innovation.

Weight: 154g
Dimension: 155 x 197 x 6 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529020472