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The Tradition by Jericho Brown
4.0

As the 2020 Pulitzer Prize Poetry winner, I knew that I definitely wanted to read this title sooner rather than later. Brown, the author, features a number of poems in this collection and chooses to focus most of his writing on the topics of race and sexuality. He uses his own experiences with these topics in addition to beautiful language and concise writing structure to craft each piece. While it is hard to pick a favorite poem, I want to mention that "Bullet Points"really stood out to me. As I read it (and reread it again and again) I found myself getting more and more emotional. The scenarios the author mentions in his work are not exaggerated. Please take the time to read this collection and reflect on how you contribute (indirectly or directly) to the oppression of others.