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 speaks with Black members of Harvard’s 1963 graduating class about their experience at the institution and How the Word Is Passed.
Hosted By: Kent Garrett
The Last Negroes at Harvard Podcast
Clint shares his story and his inspirations with the world in Episode 8 of Press Pause. His journey might even impress his 7-year-old self.
Hosted By: Mark Wright
Press Pause Podcast
Clint 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
Clint announces his next book, Beneath the Soil, to be published by Random House.
By: Michael Schaub
Kirkus
“Ode to the Only Black Kid in the Class” from Above Ground is featured in Watershed Review’s 10th anniversary issue.
Watershed Review
Read MoreHow the Word Is Passed is selected as a favorite of 3 Shepherd writers.
By: Melinda Lewis, Seth Mallios, & Nina Silber
Shepherd
Above Ground charts nationwide as the #2 indie poetry bestseller for the eight-week period ending April 30, 2023.
American Booksellers Association