Jericho Brown

Jericho Brown

Country

United States

Occupation

Poet

Notable Achievements

Pulitzer Prize

Description

Assistant Professor, Emory University since 2012, and formerly with University of San Diego. Notable collections include 'The Tradition' (2019, Pulitzer Prize winner), 'Please' (2008, American Book Award) and 'The New Testament'. He is praised for his invention of the duplex — a combination of the sonnet, the ghazal, and the blues in his poetry, which is considered to be an exhibition of formal skill.

See Also

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Further Reading/Research

• http://www.jerichobrown.com/
• https://www.poetrysociety.org/psa/poetry/crossroads/new_american_poets/jericho_brown/
• http://www.creativewriting.emory.edu/faculty/brown.html
• http://almostdorothy.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/jericho-brown-please/
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrdeO0FHikA

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