Dear Darkness by Kevin Young - ISBN: 9780307264428
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American family, smoky food, and inevitable loss, sung in bluesy verse.

Dear Darkness

Poems

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  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    6 July 2010

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Summary

Delivered in Young’s classic bluesy tone, this powerful collection of poems about the American family, smoky Southern food, and the losses that time inevitably brings “bristles with life, nerve and, best of all, wit” (San Francisco Chronicle).

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780307264428
ISBN-10:0307264424
Author:Kevin Young
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Random House USA Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:6 July 2010
Weight:306g
Dimensions:228mm x 152mm x 15mm
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Critics Review

“Young is a fluent and bold interpreter of American culture and attitude, writing shrewd blues and droll lyrics that upend and undo catchphrases, familiar figures, and down-home habits.” —Booklist

About The Author

Kevin Young

Kevin Young is the author of five previous collections of poetry. The recipient of many honors and awards, including the Paterson Poetry Prize and a Guggenheim Fellowship, he is currently the Atticus Haygood Professor of English and Creative Writing and curator of the Raymond Danowski Poetry Library at Emory University in Atlanta.

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