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The Tradition
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry · 2020 · WinnerNational Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry · 2019 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pulitzer Prize for Poetry | 2020 | Winner |
| National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry | 2019 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Jericho Brown's third collection invents a new form, the duplex, and deploys it alongside sonnets and free verse to write about Black male embodiment, domestic violence, and desire. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, shortlisted for the NBCC.
About the Author
Jericho Brown was born Nelson Demery III on April 14, 1976, in Shreveport, Louisiana, and raised in a devout Baptist family in the American South. He graduated from Dillard University in New Orleans, earned an MFA from the University of New Orleans, and a Ph.D. in creative writing and literature from the University of Houston. Read more →
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