The Tradition
Jericho Brown
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This poem is the title poem of Jericho Brown’s third collection of poetry, The Tradition. The poetry collection, released in 2019, won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Brown is from Louisiana and was a speechwriter for the mayor of New Orleans before entering his doctorate program for Literature and C...
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Aster. Nasturtium. Delphinium. We thought
Fingers in dirt meant it was our dirt, learning
Names in heat, in elements classical
Philosophers said could change us. Star Gazer.
Foxglove. Summer seemed to bloom against the will
Of the sun, which news reports claimed flamed hotter
On this planet than when our dead fathers
Wiped sweat from their necks. Cosmos. Baby’s Breath.
Men like me and my brothers filmed what we
Planted for proof we existеd before
Too late, spеd the video to see blossoms
Brought in seconds, colors you expect in poems
Where the world ends, everything cut down.
John Crawford. Eric Garner. Mike Brown.
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Who wrote The Tradition's ?
The Tradition was written by Jericho Brown.
When did Jericho Brown release The Tradition?
Jericho Brown released The Tradition on Tue Apr 02 2019.