Up Jump the Boogie

Up Jump the Boogie by John Murillo. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9780981913148.

Poetry. African American Studies. Latino/Latina Studies. "Up jumps the boogie. Thats almost all one needs to say. Murillo is headbreakingly brilliant. I didnt have a favorite poet for this year: Now I do. But with this kind of verve and intelligence and ferocity Murillo just might be a favorite for many years to come."—Junot Díaz "The feel of now lives in John Murillos UP JUMP THE BOOGIE, but its tempered by bows to the tradition of soulful music and oral poetry. The lived dimensions embodied in this collection say that heres an earned street knowledge and a measured intellectual inquiry that dare to live side by side, in one unique voice. The pages of UP JUMP THE BOOGIE breathe and sing; the tributes and cultural nods are heartfelt, and in these honest poems no one gets off the hook."—Yusef Komunyakaa