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Yusef Komunyakaa

About

Yusef Komunyakaa’s books of poetry include Taboo, Dien Cai Dau, Neon Vernacular (for which he received the Pulitzer Prize), Warhorses, The Chameleon Couch, Emperor of Water Clocks, Night Animals, and most recently Everyday Mojo Songs of Earth. His plays, performance art, and libretti have been performed internationally and include Saturnalia, Testimony, and Gilgamesh.

Articles

Issue 111, Winter 2020

On the Edge of Diminished Light

Big and basic, down-to-earth, Howlin’ Wolf seemed driven by the existential necessity of the blues to the end. His art defined him.

By Yusef Komunyakaa
Issue 119, Winter 2022

Little Blue Transistor Radio

I switch on the shiny radio hidden under my pillow, & turn down the volume.

By Yusef Komunyakaa