Yusef Komunyakaa
Birth date: April 29, 1947
Yusef Komunyakaa's Books
I started reading Komunyakaa's work with his translation on Gilgamesh. All his poetry collections have interesting titles such as this one, Chameleon Couch and Lost in the Bone Wheel Factory.This collection has a crap load of great lines as well as entire poetry stanzas. My favorites listed below.-A...
What's not to like about dirty talk. Although that was the main focus throughout this collection. There was more to it. Seven deadly sins. Ode to dust. Komunyakaa is a God for poetry.Utetheisa OrnatrixNight RitualLimeOde To MaggotsSlime MoldsNipplesScapegoatSpirit TrapsChasity BeltMeditation in th...
We all have our ghosts. So says Yusef, and with masterful language and imagery he, at once, invokes and exorcises one of his, the Vietnam War. I use the word invoke because all possible meanings apply: to call upon for blessing, inspiration, support; to make useful as pertinent; to summon or conjure...
We all have our ghosts. So says Yusef, and with masterful language and imagery he, at once, invokes and exorcises one of his, the Vietnam War. I use the word invoke because all possible meanings apply: to call upon for blessing, inspiration, support; to make useful as pertinent; to summon or conjure...
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