The Tradition by Jericho Brown
PBS Autumn Choice 2019 Mark Ford Many of our founding myths

Many of our founding myths and legends are told here – King Arthur and Gawain

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She points out the absurdities we've grown too used to and lets us see the world with fresh eyes’ Kae Tempest

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The Tradition by Jericho Brown <br><b>PBS Autumn Choice 2019</b> Mark Ford Many of our founding mythsJericho Browns daring poetry collection The Tradition details the normalization of evil and its history at the intersection of the past and the personal. Browns poetic concerns are both broad and intimate, and at their very core a distillation of the incredibly human: What is safety? Who is this nation? Where does freedom truly lie? Poems of fatherhood, legacy, blackness, queerness, worship, and trauma are propelled into stunning clarity by Browns