Yusef Komunyakaa
20 Podcast Episodes
Saeed Jones (with Alice Notley, John Ashbery, Yusef Komunyakaa, and William Kennedy)
Saeed Jones (with Alice Notley, John Ashbery, Yusef Komunyakaa, and William Kennedy)
In this series, you hear about writers' words coming to life in different places—in conversation, in TV writers’ rooms, ... Read more
27 Sep 2022
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52mins
DIRTY BIRD BLUES by Clarence Major, Yusef Komunyakaa [Fore.], John Beckman [Intro.], read by Dion Graham
DIRTY BIRD BLUES by Clarence Major, Yusef Komunyakaa [Fore.], John Beckman [Intro.], read by Dion Graham
Dion Graham gives a virtuoso performance of fictional bluesman Manfred (Man) Banks. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Alan Mi... Read more
18 May 2022
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5mins
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After Summer Fell Apart by Yusef Komunyakaa
After Summer Fell Apart by Yusef Komunyakaa
I can’t touch you. His face always returns; we exchange long looks in each bad dream & what I see, my God. Honey, sw... Read more
11 May 2022
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3mins
Yusef Komunyakaa — Praising Dark Places
Yusef Komunyakaa — Praising Dark Places
Is the light a comfort and the night disturbing? Yusef Komunyakaa explores the life and brilliance of what’s in shadow a... Read more
29 Apr 2022
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12mins
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Yusef Komunyakaa: from “Autobiography of My Alter Ego”
Yusef Komunyakaa: from “Autobiography of My Alter Ego”
Recorded by Yusef Komunyakaa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 1... Read more
1 Feb 2022
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6mins
Summer 2020 | Yusef Komunyakaa Reads "It Could Be Worse"
Summer 2020 | Yusef Komunyakaa Reads "It Could Be Worse"
Poet Yusef Komunyakaa reads their poem "It Could Be Worse" from MQR's Summer 2020 issue.
11 Aug 2021
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1min
Yusef Komunyakaa | Everyday Mojo Songs of Earth: New and Selected Poems, 2001–2021
Yusef Komunyakaa | Everyday Mojo Songs of Earth: New and Selected Poems, 2001–2021
Yusef Komunyakaa won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for Neon Vernacular, a collection of poems that spoke about the reali... Read more
29 Apr 2021
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45mins
Yusef Komunyakaa "Hearsay"
Yusef Komunyakaa "Hearsay"
Today we will talk about the poem "Hearsay" by Yusef Komunyakaa from his collection of poems, Talking Dirty to the Godsh... Read more
11 Aug 2020
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10mins
Yusef Komunyakaa and Laren McClung: from "Trading Riffs to Slay Monsters"
Yusef Komunyakaa and Laren McClung: from "Trading Riffs to Slay Monsters"
Recorded by Yusef Komunyakaa and Laren McClung for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Publi... Read more
12 Jun 2020
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6mins
Joy + Ecstatic - Yusef Komunyakaa (Poetry)
Joy + Ecstatic - Yusef Komunyakaa (Poetry)
When life gives you lemons, just look for sugar to help you drink the lemonade 😭--- Send in a voice message: https://po... Read more
8 Jun 2020
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14mins
