This is what your dying looks like. You believe in the sun. You believe I don’t love you. Always be closing, Said our favorite professor before He let the gun go off in his mouth. I turned 29 the way any man turns In his sleep, unaware of the earth Moving beneath him, its plates […]
My father’s embrace is tighter Now that he knows He is not the only man in my life. He whispers, Remember when, and, I love you, As he holds my hand hungry For a discussion of Bible scriptures Over breakfast. He pours cups of coffee I can’t stop Spilling. My father’s embrace is firm and […]
Jericho Brown talks about the genesis of his poem “Lion,” and how it fits into his collection Please.
Jericho Brown offers some advice to young writers.