A review by callum_mclaughlin
The Tradition by Jericho Brown

3.0

Like any collection of poetry, there were themes, styles, and individual poems in this that impacted me more than others, but on the whole, it’s another impressive selection that proves Brown’s ability to pack a punch. Both intimate and wide-reaching, the poems are primarily concerned with trauma and the body at the intersection of Blackness and queerness. It’s possible my rating is a little harsh, as whilst I appreciated this collection, it suffered somewhat by comparison to The New Testament, another of Brown’s collections which I adored.