The parental meditations of Clint, Claire, Maurice and Richie are explored.
The Micro Podcast
Above Ground is nominated in the Best Poetry Book of the Year category for the 16th Annual AAMBC Literary Awards.
Read MoreThe Black Caucus of the American Library Association selects Above Ground for the Best Poetry Award.
Read MoreAbove Ground is nominated in the Outstanding Literary - Poetry category for the 2024 NAACP Image Awards.
By: Patrick Hipes
Deadline
The list of the most memorable books this year includes Above Ground.
By: Lupita Aquino and Elena Nicolaou
NBC Today
The Mother Jones staff includes Above Ground as one of the poetry collections that keep them up all night reading this year.
Mother Jones
Above Ground tops The Root’s list of favorite books by Black authors this year.
By: Angela Johnson
The Root Magazine
2023 wraps up as Above Ground is named a top poetry collection for the year.
Electric Literature
Above Ground joins the list of books that come highly recommended for adults.
New York Public Library
Above Ground is nominated as a finalist for the 2024 Southern Book Prize.
The Southern Bookseller Review
Clint and Krista discuss how words hold wisdom and the connection between reality and memory.
Hosted By: Krista Tippett
On Being Podcast
Above Ground is selected as a nonfiction longlist winner for the 2023 Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize.
Read MoreClint and Dwayne discuss places across the U.S. that successfully—and not-so-successfully—confront the history of slavery; what Clint learned visiting Holocaust memorials in Germany for his Atlantic cover story; and Clint’s formative experience as a high school English teacher.
Hosted By: Dwayne Betts
Almost There Podcast
Above Ground is recommended as a perfect gift for Father’s Day.
By: Lizz Schumer
Good Housekeeping
Clint and poet Janel Pinda talk about how poetry can be utilized as a tool for a variety of life experiences.
By: Pamela Avila
USA Today
Regie chats Above Ground , poetry structures, and parenthood with Clint.
By: Regie Gibson
The Rumpus
“Ode to the Only Black Kid in the Class” from Above Ground is featured in Watershed Review’s 10th anniversary issue.
Watershed Review
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