Yusef Komunyakaa: 2 books
The Best American Poetry 2003
Series Editor David Lehman
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2008
"Poetry encourages us to have dialogue through the observed, the felt, and the imaginary," writes editor Yusef Komunyakaa in his thought-provoking introduction to The Best American Poetry 2003. As a black child of the American South and a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, Komunyakaa brings his...
Condition Red
Essays, Interviews, and Commentaries
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2017
Condition Red collects writing by one of America’s most gifted and revered poets, Yusef Komunyakaa. While themes from his earlier prose collection, Blue Notes, run through Condition Red, this volume expresses a greater sense of urgency about the human condition and the role of the artist. Condition...