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Jericho Brown

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American writer

Person · Open Library

Works
9

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1933-05-03
Active to
2006-12-25
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Listeners
351
Total plays
1,140

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Quotes

  • A poem should go beyond what you already know, and if it’s going to go beyond what you already know, a poem might say something that begins to have you question what side you’re on, which, in turn, might begin to have an audience question what side you’re on…
  • What happens at the beginning of your poem has to—because it’s a poem—be transformed by the end of your poem. So if the triggering moment for the beginning of your poem is a known political moment, I am fine with that, that’s great. But as I’m reading, I expect it to change because that was just the trigger…
  • It is the hardest thing to take chaos and make order of it. Poetry is a veil in front of a heart beating at a very fast pace.
  • A metaphor is a sign of desperation when we need another world to describe what we are feeling. Metaphors are about desperation and safety. We call out to metaphor because a metaphor makes us feel safe.

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.jerichobrown.com
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Commons category
Jericho Brown
date of birth
1976-04-14
birth name
Nelson Demery III
Sources (9)

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Available in 9 languages

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