The Tradition (poetry collection)
L. Ralphi Burgess, You're in the Middle of the World, ca. 2017, acrylic and mixed media, 18" × 25" | |
| Author | Jericho Brown |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | JD Jackson |
| Cover artist | Lauren Ralphi Burgess |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Publisher | Copper Canyon Press |
Publication date | April 2, 2019 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (paperback and hardcover), e-book |
| Pages | 110 (paperback) |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (2020) |
| ISBN | 978-1-55659-486-1 (paperback) |
| OCLC | 1113894902 |
| 811/.6 | |
| LC Class | PS3602.R699 A6 2019 |
| Preceded by | The New Testament |
The Tradition is a 2019 poetry collection by American poet Jericho Brown.
The collection won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Judges of the prize called the book "a collection of masterful lyrics that combine delicacy with historical urgency in their loving evocation of bodies vulnerable to hostility and violence."