A review by linguinismom
The Tradition by Jericho Brown

4.0

Blackness, queerness, and intimacy. Brown uses such striking language to keep these topics on my mind for days after reading his poetry. Sometimes heavy, I felt my heart physically sink during some pages. Haunting are the experiences he writes about, leaving me speechless. Jericho Brown reminds me that I would never want to change the life I have now. To embrace the flawless Black skin that I wear everyday. Just like him, I, too, begin with love, hoping to end there.