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bluelilyblue's review against another edition
4.0
From my experience with contemporary anglophone poetry, the cadence and musicality of Jericho Brown's poetry is unmatched; not to mention his precise understanding of poetry as linguistic economy -- every word has weight and purpose.
brice_mo's review against another edition
2.0
This is likely a me issue based on how much people love Jericho Brown's work, but like The Tradition, I just didn't find much here. These are very competent and sturdy poems, but I just never felt like they had any unexpected turns or took any risks. My guess is that most people read this as the poet's confident voice, but for me, part of the appeal of poetry is its ambition with language—a willingness to test its limits.
mimichang's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyed, but nothing near as ~astounding~ as his later work with duplexes in The Tradition, which I love!
achilleanshelves's review against another edition
4.0
Brown really is one of my favourite voices in poetry, this collection was great and captures so much emotion.