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A review by brice_mo
The Tradition by Jericho Brown
2.0
I admire Jericho Brown's transparency, but this collection didn't feel like it had too much to offer beyond that.
There weren't too many memorable images or creative linguistic turns, so the poems felt a bit preoccupied with their own "poemness," an issue exacerbated by the poet's staccato delivery on the audio version.
Definitely not a bad book per se, but one that feels bogged down by its own marketing as "bold and important."
There weren't too many memorable images or creative linguistic turns, so the poems felt a bit preoccupied with their own "poemness," an issue exacerbated by the poet's staccato delivery on the audio version.
Definitely not a bad book per se, but one that feels bogged down by its own marketing as "bold and important."