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Yusef Komunyakaa

Yusef Komunyakaa
Yusef Komunyakaa's books of poetry include Taboo, Dien Cai Dau, Neon Vernacular, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize, Warhorses, and The Chameleon Couch. His most recent collection is The Emperor of Water Clocks. His plays, performance art, and libretti have been performed internationally and include Saturnalia, Testimony, and Gilgamesh. He teaches at New York University.


Yusef Komunyakaa on the Genius and Contradictions of Etheridge Knight

“Here’s a poet who possessed a genius for surviving the harsh realities of America.”
December 2, 2022  By Yusef Komunyakaa
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On Clarence Major’s Enduring Portrait of the Blues, Dirty Bird Blues

Yusef Komunyakaa Introduces the 25th Anniversary Edition
February 9, 2022  By Yusef Komunyakaa
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“The Soul’s Soundtrack”

A Poem by Yusef Komunyakaa
April 14, 2021  By Yusef Komunyakaa
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“This New Year”

A Poem by Yusef Komunyakaa
July 31, 2020  By Yusef Komunyakaa
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