Author: Kevin Young

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To me, poetry is spoken - not exclusively, but there's a mix of languages in it. That's what I liked about 'For the Confederate Dead;' it has many different tones to it.

To me, poetry is spoken - not exclusively, but there's a mix of languages in it. That's what I liked about 'For the Confederate Dead;' it has many different tones to it.

- Kevin Young

In African-American culture, there's often a family historian, someone who does the genealogy or keeps the family Bible. I became aware that might be one role the poet has.

In African-American culture, there's often a family historian, someone who does the genealogy or keeps the family Bible. I became aware that might be one role the poet has.

- Kevin Young

I do think there's a certain savviness to be able to recognize the way people want a good story, and I think that we underestimate that.

I do think there's a certain savviness to be able to recognize the way people want a good story, and I think that we underestimate that.

- Kevin Young

Poets often are dealing with history and are thinking about the way history moves across us, and we move in it.

Poets often are dealing with history and are thinking about the way history moves across us, and we move in it.

- Kevin Young

There is, of course, no larger mass hysteria in American history than the epidemic of racism.

There is, of course, no larger mass hysteria in American history than the epidemic of racism.

- Kevin Young

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