The Accordion Years: A Memoir

The poet and journalist Quincy Troupe has told the stories of many people before, often to great acclaim, but not until now has he told us his own incredible story.

Known for the power of his metaphors and the stride in his sentences, Troupe’s language springs from the rhythms of jazz and the history of the African diaspora. Even today, Quincy Troupe will tell you that the strength in his writing is his memories of his parents and grandparents and the worlds they showed him through their eye...