Yusef Komunyakaa
Good evening everyone! Welcome to another edition of Friday Night Poetry Corner. In honoring of Black History Month I will be featuring African-American and people of African descent poems. I really hope everyone enjoy this collection of great poems. Thanks again for following the corner so many years :-). It is greatly appreciated!
Now, the first poet feature is Yusef Komunyakaa. Here is a brief description of this gentleman..
Poet Yusef Komunyakaa first received wide recognition following the 1984 publication of Copacetic, a collection of poems built from colloquial speech which demonstrated his incorporation of jazz influences.
Alright, alright, I can’t take the wait. It is time to read some good poetry. Also click on the link at the end of the poem to see more of his works. He also have spoken word joints that you can listen to at your leisure. Now, here we…
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