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Nation May 16

The lasting legacy of Brown v. Board and ongoing education challenges

By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Leila Jackson

Poetry Nov 25

New anthology shares Black poetry’s history of ‘struggle and song’

In 250 years of Black poetry, the act of writing is itself a form of protest.

By Joshua Barajas

Poetry Jul 03

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Kevin Young intertwines personal and public history in ‘Brown’

As a writer, editor and archivist, Kevin Young is a poet actively engaged with the world. In his new collection, "Brown," Young draws heavily on his boyhood in Topeka, Kansas, tying it in large and small ways to the wider…

Poetry Mar 01

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Poet Kevin Young reads some of his poems.

Poetry Mar 01

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Kevin Young Reads ‘The Alias,’ ‘Redemption Song’ and Others

Kevin Young has written five volumes of poetry: "Most Way Home" (1995, a National Poetry Series selection); "To Repel Ghosts" (2001); "Jelly Roll: A Blues" (2003); "Black Maria" (2005); and "For the Confederate Dead" (2007). He is Atticus Haygood Professor…

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Kevin Young’s New Poetry Collection Retraces the South

Emory University professor and poet Kevin Young has released a collection of poems, titled "For the Confederate Dead," about returning to the South and "wrestling with some of the demons of history and war."…

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Mar 01

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Young’s New Poetry Collection Retraces the South

Emory University professor and poet Kevin Young has released a collection of poems, titled "For the Confederate Dead," about returning to the South and "wrestling with some of the demons of history and war."…

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