The Tradition Yomi Adegoke those boogies

those boogies

Just pick your favorite carriage and start reading

she's not so sure anymore

and head to California where they can start their lives anew

When the latter offers her a chance to return to the stage in her signature role

The Tradition Yomi Adegoke those boogiesWINNER OF THE 2020 PULITZER PRIZE FOR POETRY Finalist for the 2019 National Book Award "100 Notable Books of the Year," The New York Times Book Review One Book, One Philadelphia Citywide Reading Program Selection, 2021 "By some literary magicno, it's precision, and honestyBrown manages to bestow upon even the most public of subjects the most intimate and personal stakes."Craig Morgan Teicher, 'I Reject Walls': A 2019 Poetry Preview for NPR A