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The Tradition

by Jericho Brown ...

WINNER OF THE 2020 PULITZER PRIZE FOR POETRYFinalist for the 2019 National Book Award"100 Notable Books of the Year," The New York Times Book ReviewOne Book, One Philadelphia Citywide Reading Program Selection, 2021"By some literary magic—no, it's precision, and honesty—Brown manages to bestow upon even the most public of subjects the most intimate and personal stakes."—Cr... ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE 2020 PULITZER PRIZE FOR POETRYFinalist for the 2019 National Book Award"100 Notable Books of the Year," The New York Times Book ReviewOne Book, One Philadelphia Citywide Reading Program Selection, 2021"By some literary magic—no, it's precision, and honesty—Brown manages to bestow upon even the most public of subjects the most intimate and personal stakes."—Cr...
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Standing in the Need of Prayer

by Nikki Giovanni, Emily Thornton Calvo ...

Borrowing the title of a traditional African American hymn, Standing in the Need of Prayer poetically describes the vulnerability of black men and the ongoing injustice they encounter in America. Noted poet, Nikki Giovanni speaks to participants of the Million Man March, Tupac's mother, and expresses her own trepidation felt in response to late-night callers who may or may not be the bearers of ... Read more

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Borrowing the title of a traditional African American hymn, Standing in the Need of Prayer poetically describes the vulnerability of black men and the ongoing injustice they encounter in America. Noted poet, Nikki Giovanni speaks to participants of the Million Man March, Tupac's mother, and expresses her own trepidation felt in response to late-night callers who may or may not be the bearers of
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How We Do It

Black Writers on Craft, Practice, and Skill

by Jericho Brown, Darlene Taylor ...

More than 30 acclaimed writers—including diverse voices such as Nikki Giovanni, David Omotosho Black, Natasha Trethewey, Barry Jenkins, Jacqueline Woodson, Tayari Jones, and Angela Flournoy—reflect on their experience and expertise in this unique book on the craft of writing that focuses on the Black creative spirit.How We Do It is an anthology curated by Black writers for the creation and ... Read more

$14.99 USD

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More than 30 acclaimed writers—including diverse voices such as Nikki Giovanni, David Omotosho Black, Natasha Trethewey, Barry Jenkins, Jacqueline Woodson, Tayari Jones, and Angela Flournoy—reflect on their experience and expertise in this unique book on the craft of writing that focuses on the Black creative spirit.How We Do It is an anthology curated by Black writers for the creation and
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The New Testament

by Jericho Brown ...

Honored as a "Best Book of 2014" by Library JournalNPR.org writes: “In his second collection, The New Testament, Brown treats disease and love and lust between men, with a gentle touch, returning again and again to the stories of the Bible, which confirm or dispute his vision of real life. 'Every last word is contagious,' he writes, awake to all the implications of that phrase. There is plenty of ... Read more

$11.99 USD

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Honored as a "Best Book of 2014" by Library JournalNPR.org writes: “In his second collection, The New Testament, Brown treats disease and love and lust between men, with a gentle touch, returning again and again to the stories of the Bible, which confirm or dispute his vision of real life. 'Every last word is contagious,' he writes, awake to all the implications of that phrase. There is plenty of
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The Essential June Jordan

by June Jordan ...

"...This volume of verse displays the undeniable legacy June Jordan left on both our literature and culture. Collected here are blazing examples of poetry as activism, stanzas that speak truth to power and speak out against violence against women and police brutality. But Jordan also speaks on the significance of hope, mixing, as Brown puts it, 'the doom and devastation made mundane through media ... Read more

$9.99 USD

"...This volume of verse displays the undeniable legacy June Jordan left on both our literature and culture. Collected here are blazing examples of poetry as activism, stanzas that speak truth to power and speak out against violence against women and police brutality. But Jordan also speaks on the significance of hope, mixing, as Brown puts it, 'the doom and devastation made mundane through media
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The Selected Shepherd

Poems

by Reginald Shepherd ...

Series series Pitt Poetry Series
A New York Times Best Poetry Book of 2024Drawing from all six of his collections, The Selected Shepherd offers a new retrospective on the work of an important and sometimes controversial Black, gay poet. Although well known for his erotic poems about white men, Shepherd also wrote consistently about the natural world and its endangerment and his grief over his mother’s death. Presented in both ... Read more

$21.59 USD

A New York Times Best Poetry Book of 2024Drawing from all six of his collections, The Selected Shepherd offers a new retrospective on the work of an important and sometimes controversial Black, gay poet. Although well known for his erotic poems about white men, Shepherd also wrote consistently about the natural world and its endangerment and his grief over his mother’s death. Presented in both
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When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities

by Chen Chen ...

Series series
**LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRYWINNER OF THE A. POULIN, JR. POETRY PRIZEA LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2017 SELECTION: POETRY & LITERATUREON NPR BOOKS'S LIST OF "POETRY TO PAY ATTENTION TO: 2017'S BEST VERSE"A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 2017 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE SELECTION**In this ferocious and tender debut, Chen Chen investigates inherited forms of love and family—the strained ... Read more

$12.29 USD

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**LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRYWINNER OF THE A. POULIN, JR. POETRY PRIZEA LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2017 SELECTION: POETRY & LITERATUREON NPR BOOKS'S LIST OF "POETRY TO PAY ATTENTION TO: 2017'S BEST VERSE"A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 2017 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE SELECTION**In this ferocious and tender debut, Chen Chen investigates inherited forms of love and family—the strained
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Vinegar and Char

Verse from the Southern Foodways Alliance

by Kevin Young, Natasha Trethewey, Frank X Walker, Rebecca Gayle Howell, Michael McFee, Jake Adam York, Elisa Albo, Elizabeth Alexander, Richard Blanco, Devon Brenner, Gaylord Brewer, Jericho Brown, Molly McCully Brown, Nickole Brown, Greg Alan Brownderville, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Wo Chan, Melissa Dickson Jackson, Kelly Norman Ellis, Beth Fennelly, Nikky Finney, Vievee Francis, Diane Gilliam, Nikki Giovanni, Elton Glaser, Sean Hill, Jay Hopler, TJ Jarrett, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Georgia Ella Lyon, Ed Madden, Jo McDougall, Rose McLarney, Erika Meitner, Robert Morgan, Jon Pineda, Iain Haley Pollock, Lynn Powell, Artsuro Riley, Iliana Rocha, Natalie Scenters-Zepico, Brian Spears, Sheryl St. Germain, Garland Strother, Adrienne Su, Sarah Anne Loudin Thomas, Jon Tribble, Adam Vines, Caroline Randall Williams, L. Lamar Wilson, Sylvia Woods, Marianne Worthington, Naomi Shihab Nye, Ashley M. Jones, Shorlette Ammons ...

Yes, there is barbecue, but that’s just one course of the meal. With Vinegar and Char the Southern Foodways Alliance celebrates twenty years of symposia by offering a collection of poems that are by turns as sophisticated and complex, as vivid and funny, and as buoyant and poignant as any SFA gathering.The roster of contributors includes Natasha Trethewey, Robert Morgan, Atsuro Riley, Adrienne Su, ... Read more

$20.89 USD

Yes, there is barbecue, but that’s just one course of the meal. With Vinegar and Char the Southern Foodways Alliance celebrates twenty years of symposia by offering a collection of poems that are by turns as sophisticated and complex, as vivid and funny, and as buoyant and poignant as any SFA gathering.The roster of contributors includes Natasha Trethewey, Robert Morgan, Atsuro Riley, Adrienne Su,
... Read more
Harlem Shadows

Poems

by Claude McKay ...

A harbinger of the Harlem Renaissance first published in 1922, this collection of poignant, lyrical poems explores Claude McKay’s yearning for his Jamaican homeland and the bitter plight of Black and African Caribbean people in America—now with an introduction by Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Jericho Brown.ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022—VultureWith pure heart, passion, and honesty, Claude ... Read more

$10.99 USD

A harbinger of the Harlem Renaissance first published in 1922, this collection of poignant, lyrical poems explores Claude McKay’s yearning for his Jamaican homeland and the bitter plight of Black and African Caribbean people in America—now with an introduction by Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Jericho Brown.ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022—VultureWith pure heart, passion, and honesty, Claude
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When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities

by Chen Chen ...

Narrated by Chen Chen ...

Series series
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1 hour 34 min

**LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRYWINNER OF THE THOM GUNN AWARD FOR GAY POETRYWINNER OF THE GLCA NEW WRITERS AWARDWINNER OF THE A. POULIN, JR. POETRY PRIZEA LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2017 SELECTION: POETRY & LITERATUREON NPR BOOKS'S LIST OF "POETRY TO PAY ATTENTION TO: 2017'S BEST VERSE"**In this ferocious and tender debut, Chen Chen investigates inherited forms of love and ... Read more

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**LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRYWINNER OF THE THOM GUNN AWARD FOR GAY POETRYWINNER OF THE GLCA NEW WRITERS AWARDWINNER OF THE A. POULIN, JR. POETRY PRIZEA LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2017 SELECTION: POETRY & LITERATUREON NPR BOOKS'S LIST OF "POETRY TO PAY ATTENTION TO: 2017'S BEST VERSE"**In this ferocious and tender debut, Chen Chen investigates inherited forms of love and
... Read more

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The Tradition

by Jericho Brown ...

Narrated by Jericho Brown ...

Unabridged

1 hour

Winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for PoetryFinalist for the 2019 National Book AwardJericho Brown's daring book The Tradition details the normalization of evil and its history at the intersection of the past and the personal. Brown's poetic concerns are both broad and intimate, and at their very core a distillation of the incredibly human: What is safety? Who is this nation? Where does freedom ... Read more

$8.99 USD

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Winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for PoetryFinalist for the 2019 National Book AwardJericho Brown's daring book The Tradition details the normalization of evil and its history at the intersection of the past and the personal. Brown's poetic concerns are both broad and intimate, and at their very core a distillation of the incredibly human: What is safety? Who is this nation? Where does freedom
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

The Tradition

by Jericho Brown ...

Narrated by JD Jackson ...

Unabridged

1 hour

Jericho Brown's daring new book The Tradition details the normalization of evil and its history at the intersection of the past and the personal. Brown's poetic concerns are both broad and intimate, and at their very core a distillation of the incredibly human: What is safety? Who is this nation? Where does freedom truly lie? Brown makes mythical pastorals to question the terrors to which we’ve ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

Jericho Brown's daring new book The Tradition details the normalization of evil and its history at the intersection of the past and the personal. Brown's poetic concerns are both broad and intimate, and at their very core a distillation of the incredibly human: What is safety? Who is this nation? Where does freedom truly lie? Brown makes mythical pastorals to question the terrors to which we’ve
... Read more

Also available as: eBook