Olio (poetry collection)

Olio is a book of poetry written by Tyehimba Jess that was released in 2016.[1] The book is split into 16 sections, 14 of which are poems with the introduction section and extras and acknowledgments acting as the beginning and ending sections, and illustrated by Jessica Lynne Brown. Olio won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.[2]

For the book The Olio first published in 1792, see Francis Grose.
AuthorTyehimba Jess
LanguageEnglish
GenrePoetry
PublisherSeattle Wave Books
Publication date
2016
Pages235
ISBN978-1-940696-22-5 (Hardcover)
OCLC1004655645

Purpose

Jess' purpose behind writing Olio was to put together the work of first-generation freed slaves to share their story and their suffering, as well as to create a piece of work that each reader will experience differently.[3]

"Fix your eyes on the flex of these first-generation-freed voices: They coalesce in counterpoint, name nemeses, summon tongue to wit-ness. Weave your own chosen way between these voices". (Jess 3)

Characters

References
  1. "Fiction Book Review: Olio by Tyehimba Jess". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  2. 2017 Pulitzer Prize Winners and Nominees, The Pulitzer Prizes, 2017, retrieved 10 April 2017
  3. "It's All in the Wind: A Review of Olio by Tyehimba Jess". Tupelo Quarterly. 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
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