Poetry by Quincy Troupe
October 1, 2006 6 x 9 110 pages 978-1-56689-190-5
Full of rhythm and big-breath lines, Troupes poetry explodes from the page, capturing the spirit of America.
Inspired by contemporary art, music, literature, and sports, Troupe dismantles the dangerously clichd, wooden rhetoric saturating our national discourse and rebuilds the language in poems bursting with beauty, energy, and enough imaginative fire to light the way to the future.
About the Author
Featured in two PBS poetry series, Quincy Troupe is the author of seven volumes of poetry including Transcircularities and most recently, Erranities. In addition to chronicling his friendship with Miles Davis in Miles and Me, Troupe has recently published childrens books on Magic Johnson and Stevie Wonder. He is also the winner of two American Book Awards, a Peabody Award, and the title of World Heavyweight Champion Poet. He divides his time between New York and a countryside village in Guadeloupe.