Tonight I feel the stars are out to use me for target practice.
I like connecting the abstract to the concrete. There's a tension in that. I believe the reader or listener should be able to enter the poem as a par… - Yusef Komunyakaa
I like connecting the abstract to the concrete. There's a tension in that. I believe the reader or listener should be able to enter the poem as a par…
- Yusef Komunyakaa
Poetry is a kind of distilled insinuation. It's a way of expanding and talking around an idea or a question. Sometimes, more actually gets said throu… - Yusef Komunyakaa
Poetry is a kind of distilled insinuation. It's a way of expanding and talking around an idea or a question. Sometimes, more actually gets said throu…
I define poetry as celebration and confrontation. When we witness something, are we responsible for what we witness? That's an on-going existential q… - Yusef Komunyakaa
I define poetry as celebration and confrontation. When we witness something, are we responsible for what we witness? That's an on-going existential q…
Tonight I feel the stars are out to use me for target practice. - Yusef Komunyakaa
Poetry is a process of getting back to the unconscious. Hence, I am always writing-even when I'm not facing the white space. I feel writers are like … - Yusef Komunyakaa
Poetry is a process of getting back to the unconscious. Hence, I am always writing-even when I'm not facing the white space. I feel writers are like …
I'm uncomfortable with the focus on the poet and not on the poem. - Yusef Komunyakaa
I'm uncomfortable with the focus on the poet and not on the poem.
Poets are seen as the caretakers of language, so working with words no matter what the form is what we do. - Yusef Komunyakaa
Poets are seen as the caretakers of language, so working with words no matter what the form is what we do.
I originally wanted to embrace the imagery and forthrightness of rap music. There are some interesting, dynamic voices in rap. But I find most of it … - Yusef Komunyakaa
I originally wanted to embrace the imagery and forthrightness of rap music. There are some interesting, dynamic voices in rap. But I find most of it …
Poetry helps me understand who I am. It helps me understand the world around me. But above all, what poetry has taught me is the fact that I need to … - Yusef Komunyakaa
Poetry helps me understand who I am. It helps me understand the world around me. But above all, what poetry has taught me is the fact that I need to …
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