Bøker av Jericho Brown

The Tradition explores cultural threats on black bodies, resistance, and the interplay of desire and privilege in a dangerous era.

The Tradition explores cultural threats on black bodies, resistance, and the interplay of desire and privilege in a dangerous era.

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. With pure heart, passion, and honesty, Claude McKay offers an acute reflection on the complex nature of racial identity in the Caribbean diaspora, encompassing issues such as nationalism, freedom of expression, class, gender, and sex. The collection's eponymous poem, "Harlem Shadows," portrays the struggle of sex workers in 1920s Harlem. In "If We Must Die," McKay calls for justice and retribution for Black people in the face of racist abuse. Juxtaposing the cacophony of New York City with the serene beauty of Jamaica, McKay urges us to reckon with the oppression that plagues a "long-suffering race," who he argues has no home in a white man's world. Poems of Blackness, queerness, desire, performance, and love are infused with a radical message of resistance in this sonorous cry for universal human rights. Simultaneously a love letter to the spirit of New York City and an indictment of its harsh cruelty, Harlem Shadows is a stunning collection that remains all too relevant one hundred years after its original publication.

Winner of Pulitzer Prize in PoetryOne of the best-selling poets of 202040,000 copies sold of original paperbackPhiladelphia using The Tradition for city-wide ¿One Book¿ reading program, the first time in their history they used a poetry titleJericho extremely active, with abundant interviews and eventsSupplementary materials include discussion questions developed in collaboration with the Free Library in Philadelphia and an extended interview

Just as radio favorites like Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, and Pink Floyd characterize loss, loneliness, addiction, and denial with their voices, these poems' chorus of speakers transform moments of intimacy and humor into spontaneous music.

The powerful second poetry collection published in the UK from award-winning American poet Jericho Brown.

The UK debut of prize-winning American poet Jericho Brown, a devastating meditation on race, sexuality and contemporary American society.