Errançities

By Quincy Troupe

Book Overview

Award-winning poet, Hollywood author, and Miles Davis confidante, Quincy Troupe evokes a sheer love of invention.

Coined with the French word errance ("to wander") in mind, these poems rove from ancient Yoruba to the streets of Harlem to the tropical heat of Guadeloupe and emerge with a new vocabulary for the transformations of the physical, philosophical, and musical worlds. Known for his long, lyrical narrative poems and invocation of the oral tradition, Troupe captures the histories and deaths of Michael Jackson and Miles Davis, celebrating both their accomplishments and contradictions. This collection embraces the improvisation of a soul as it offers a paean to the possibilities of poetry.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566892767
• ISBN13: 9781566892766
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Coffee House Press
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"