The art of words | Jericho Brown | TEDxEmory

Brown uses his method of poetry to touch on his childhood, religion, violence, and more.
Jericho Brown is the recipient of a Whiting Writers Award and fellowships from the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University and the National Endowment for the Arts. His first book, Please (New Issues 2008), won the American Book Award, and his second book, The New Testament (Copper Canyon 2014), was named one of the best books of the year by Library Journal and the Academy of American Poets. He is an assistant professor in the creative writing program at Emory University in Atlanta.
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[@77saleha]

As a fellow poet, I deeply enjoyed listening to Jericho Brown's words. There is a mystique in the way he delivers his message, and I loved watching him memorialize a difficult childhood in hopeful prayer.

[@deborahkelly1018]

There is nothing to do but to love this poet and to go love some others some more.

[@detodounpoco37]

One of the BEST talks that I have ever watch.

[@msmcecelia]

Congratulations on winning the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 2020. You have deeply touched many hearts.

[@miaelias1217]

idk why but his voice is so soothing

[@BulentBasaran]

21k lovers of poetry. That's something in our seemingly very busy, go, go, go kind of a world. Long live lovers of poetry, poets in love, love in poems, poems of love, not the ordinary kind of love, if such a thing is love, but, the best kind, the one that comes from the core of our being.

[@Jason-ji4sy]

Thank you very much Jericho. Very inspiring!

[@UMVONLINE]

Absolutely chilling.

[@963ag]

I have been a poet/writer and educator for over 40 years. I have also been published widely... including 4 books. I have facilitated workshops, attended countless readings and open mics, and placed at the top, in poetry slams. However I also suffer from depression and have been in a nonproductive " funk" lately. My therapist suggested that I watch "poetic" videos to try and ignite that old spark... This is just the catalyst I needed. Thank you for a thought provoking, inspiring, and engaging talk on what has my passion since adolescence - writing. I feared that this passion had withered - fortunately, I was wrong.

[@poetrycraft777]

Everytime I hear Jericho Brown's voice he takes me to church.

[@ESS_Luv]

Fascinating to listen to. ♥

[@clarkwooten8947]

Great lesson. Beautiful illustration

[@igorknown8608]

Congratulation on his Pulitzer Prize 💕 Well deserved

[@motownbaby]

Excellence in motion!

[@insidethemagicdotcom]

Splendid stuff

[@tyoung1122]

Well done Jericho!!

[@HarryPotter-gj5bk]

Awesome

[@joejackson6453]

Beautiful Man

[@lindarobertson1362]

Wow!

[@lamertoniana]

Me enamoré