Jericho Brown is the recipient of fellowships from Harvard University and the NEA. His latest book is The New Testament. He teaches English and creative writing at Emory University.
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Jericho Brown is the recipient of fellowships from Harvard University and the NEA. His latest book is The New Testament. He teaches English and creative writing at Emory University.
They expressed my desire
To mount and be
Mounted as they scurried
Into the darkest parts of what
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