Avalanche

by Quincy Troupe, José Bedia (Illustrator)

A collection of poetry about men, women, jazz, and American life.

An award-winning poet, Quincy Troupe offers an extraordinary collection of poetry, urging the reader to see the world as it is, and as it appears. Exploring the sacred and the everyday, Troupe’s poems reflect a cross-fertilization of language, metaphor, image, rhythm, and form.

Genres: Poetry

128 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1996

About the author

Quincy Thomas Troupe, Jr. is an American poet, editor, journalist and professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego, in La Jolla, California. He is best known as the biographer of Miles Davis, the jazz musician.