How We Do It

Edited by Jericho Brown, this collection gathers essays by Black writers about writing craft, language, and the metaphors that shape creative practice.

Contributors include established poets and memoirists who reflect on how figurative language frames identity and storytelling.

The book served as an inspiration for Prescod-Weinstein's emphasis on metaphor as central to scientific explanation and communication.

It highlights the political and personal dimensions of craft, showing how literary strategies inform broader cultural understanding.

The collection elevates diverse voices and interrogates the role of metaphor in shaping perception.