Yusef Komunyakaa

20 Podcast Episodes

Saeed Jones (with Alice Notley, John Ashbery, Yusef Komunyakaa, and William Kennedy)

Saeed Jones (with Alice Notley, John Ashbery, Yusef Komunyakaa, and William Kennedy)

In this series, you hear about writers' words coming to life in different places—in conversation, in TV writers’ rooms, ... Read more

DIRTY BIRD BLUES by Clarence Major, Yusef Komunyakaa [Fore.], John Beckman [Intro.], read by Dion Graham

DIRTY BIRD BLUES by Clarence Major, Yusef Komunyakaa [Fore.], John Beckman [Intro.], read by Dion Graham

Dion Graham gives a virtuoso performance of fictional bluesman Manfred (Man) Banks. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Alan Mi... Read more

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After Summer Fell Apart by Yusef Komunyakaa

After Summer Fell Apart by Yusef Komunyakaa

I can’t touch you. His face always returns; we exchange long looks in each bad dream & what I see, my God. Honey, sw... Read more

11 May 2022

3mins

Yusef Komunyakaa — Praising Dark Places

Yusef Komunyakaa — Praising Dark Places

Is the light a comfort and the night disturbing? Yusef Komunyakaa explores the life and brilliance of what’s in shadow a... Read more

29 Apr 2022

12mins

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Yusef Komunyakaa: from “Autobiography of My Alter Ego”

Yusef Komunyakaa: from “Autobiography of My Alter Ego”

Recorded by Yusef Komunyakaa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 1... Read more

1 Feb 2022

6mins

Summer 2020 | Yusef Komunyakaa Reads "It Could Be Worse"

Summer 2020 | Yusef Komunyakaa Reads "It Could Be Worse"

Poet Yusef Komunyakaa reads their poem "It Could Be Worse" from MQR's Summer 2020 issue.

11 Aug 2021

1min

Yusef Komunyakaa |  Everyday Mojo Songs of Earth: New and Selected Poems, 2001–2021

Yusef Komunyakaa |  Everyday Mojo Songs of Earth: New and Selected Poems, 2001–2021

Yusef Komunyakaa won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for Neon Vernacular, a collection of poems that spoke about the reali... Read more

29 Apr 2021

45mins

Yusef Komunyakaa "Hearsay"

Yusef Komunyakaa "Hearsay"

Today we will talk about the poem "Hearsay" by Yusef Komunyakaa from his collection of poems, Talking Dirty to the Godsh... Read more

11 Aug 2020

10mins

Yusef Komunyakaa and Laren McClung: from "Trading Riffs to Slay Monsters"

Yusef Komunyakaa and Laren McClung: from "Trading Riffs to Slay Monsters"

Recorded by Yusef Komunyakaa and Laren McClung for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Publi... Read more

12 Jun 2020

6mins

Joy + Ecstatic - Yusef Komunyakaa (Poetry)

Joy + Ecstatic - Yusef Komunyakaa (Poetry)

When life gives you lemons, just look for sugar to help you drink the lemonade 😭--- Send in a voice message: https://po... Read more

8 Jun 2020

14mins

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