Joker, Joker, Deuce

An electrifying collection of poems from the author of The Sellout, winner of the 2016 Man Booker Prize

Originally published in 1994, Paul Beatty's second volume of poetry won praise for the way it "pushes the boundaries of free verse while assessing the landscapes of African American autobiography" (Bomb Magazine). In these poems, which explore aspects of race, identity, and popular culture, Beatty was honing the comic, satirical voice and vivid imagination that came to full realization in his acclaimed fiction. Joker, Joker, Deuce "moves to fierce urban rhythms, both cool and hot," writes Jessica Hagedorn. "A rush of intense visual images and electric word music."

Author: Paul Beatty
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 03/01/1994
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 8.95h x 5.99w x 0.45d
ISBN: 9780140587234

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/15/1994 pg. 1053
Publishers Weekly 02/21/1994 pg. 247
ALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's 04/01/1995 pg. 1412

About the Author
Paul Beatty is the author of four novels -- The White Boy Shuffle, Tuff, Slumberland, and The Sellout, which was the winner of the 2016 Man Booker Prize and the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction - and two collections of poetry, Big Bank Take Little Bank and Joker, Joker, Deuce. He lives in New York City.