Spectral Evidence, Gregory Pardlo’s first major collection of poetry after winning the Pulitzer Prize for Digest, moves fluidly among considerations of the pro-wrestler Owen Hart; Tituba, the only Black woman to be accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials; MOVE, the movement and militant separatist group famous for its violent stand-offs with the Philadelphia Police Department (“flames rose like orchids . . . / blocks lay open like egg cartons”); and more.
Gregory Pardlo
These two poems are from Spectral Evidence. Longlisted for the National Book Award for poetry, Pardlo’s collection is a powerful meditation on Blackness, beauty, faith, and the force of law, from the author of Digest and Air Traffic.
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Gregory Pardlo
, is the author of the poetry collections Spectral Evidence, which was long listed for the National Book Award, and Digest, winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. His other books include Totem, winner of the American Poetry Review/ Honickman Prize and Air Traffic, a... Read more
, is the author of the poetry collections Spectral Evidence, which was long listed for the National Book Award, and Digest, winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. His other books include Totem, winner of the American Poetry Review/ Honickman Prize and Air Traffic, a memoir in essays. His honors include fellowships from the New York Public Library’s Cullman Center, the New York Foundation for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Guggenheim Foundation. He divides his time between New York and the UAE where he is Program Head of Literature and Creative Writing at NYU Abu Dhabi. Read less
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