Yusef Komunyakaa Books
The emperor of water clocks
"The wildly enchanting new collection from the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa "If I am not Ulysses, I am / his dear, ruthless half-brother." So announces Yusef Komunyakaa early in his...
Read MoreTalking Dirty to the Gods: Poems
"From "Hearsay" to "Heresy," these 132 new poems, each consisting of four four-line stanzas, are framed by innuendo and the kind of lively satire found in blues folklore. Komunyakaa looks to nature...
Read MoreTaboo: The Wishbone Trilogy, Part One Poems
"In Taboo Yusef Komunyakaa examines the roles of blacks in Western history, and how these roles are portrayed in art and literature."--Jacket.
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