A review by skrajewski
The Tradition by Jericho Brown

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

A gorgeous collection of poetry that’s full of complex images and statements. Jericho Brown writes of Black, queer love and loss. America’s past and its present. Rape juxtaposed with beautiful flowers. “The opposite of rape is understanding.” I honestly have something to say about every poem in this collection. Makes sense why it won the Pulitzer a few years back. I’ll be sitting with this one—and likely rereading—for a long time.