Yusef Komunyakaa
American poet
Yusef Komunyakaa is an American poet who teaches at New York University and is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. Komunyakaa is a recipient of the 1994 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, for Neon Vernacular and the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for... Wikipedia
Born: 1947 (age 76 years), Bogalusa, LA
Spouse: Mandy Sayer (m. 1985–1995)
Parents: James William Brown
Education: University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (BA); Colorado State University (MA); University of California, Irvine (MFA)
Notable works: "Facing It" "Neon Vernacular" "Talking Dirty to the Gods"
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In his poetry, Yusef Komunyakaa weaves together personal narrative, jazz rhythms, and vernacular language to create complex images of life in peace and in war.
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Yusef Komunyakaa is an American poet who teaches at New York University and is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. Komunyakaa is a recipient of ...
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My black face fades, hiding inside the black granite. I said I wouldn't, dammit: No tears. I'm stone. I'm flesh. My clouded reflection eyes me
Komunyakaa was elected a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets in 1999. He has taught at University of New Orleans, Indiana University, as a professor in ...
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Night Animals, Yusef Komunyakaa. $15.00. The poems in Night Animals, by Yusef Komunyakaa, climb so deeply into the being of various beasts, from cricket to ...
Yusef Komunyakaa is a poet and professor best known for his autobiographical poems about African American identity, the Vietnam War, and jazz and blues.
A former Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, Komunyakaa has taught at the University of New Orleans, Indiana University, and Princeton. Currently, he ...