On this episode of F***ing Shakespeare, our guest is the one and only Jericho Brown. Poets, lovers, and one who desires to hear beautiful language spoken by a beautiful voice, this episode is for you. We talk about Brown’s duplex, a poetic form he created for his new book “The Tradition,” his passion for his work and how he also doesn’t drive a Bentley. I’m not going to ruin the surprise or anything, but Jericho sings. That’s all I’m gonna say; just listen.

Brown’s writing can be found here:

• His latest collection, The Tradition, from Copper Canyon

• While you’re reading his work, check out his other collections, The New Testament and Please

• His work also appears in issue 6 of The Bennington Review, the NYT, no. 226 of The Paris Review

• If you cannot get enough of his reading voice, here he is reading more poems:

  • “The Card Tables” and “Trojan” for the Poetry Foundation.

  • And “Night Shift” and “Colosseum” on The New Yorker.

Honorable mentions:

• Jericho discovered Laura “Ralphi” Burgess’s work and used it for the gorgeous cover for The Tradition.

• Shout out to Jericho’s fantastic colleagues at Emory: T Cooper, Hank Klinbanoff, Joseph Skibell, Tayari Jones, Tiphanie Yanique, Robyn Schiff, and Heather Christle.

Visit Jericho’s website for more about him and/or follow him on Twitter to for your daily Jericho Brown dosage.

Photo credit: John Mitchell

US cover, Copper Canyon Press