Kevin Young, author portrait
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Kevin Young

KEVIN YOUNG is the author of fifteen books of poetry and prose. He is the poetry editor of The New Yorker, where he hosts the Poetry Podcast, and is the editor of nine other anthology volumes, including African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle & Song.
Stones
Emile and the Field
Brown
Blue Laws
Book of Hours
Ardency
Dear Darkness
For the Confederate Dead
Black Maria
To Repel Ghosts
Jelly Roll

Books

Stones
Emile and the Field
Brown
Blue Laws
Book of Hours
Ardency
Dear Darkness
For the Confederate Dead
Black Maria
To Repel Ghosts
Jelly Roll

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