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 Watch 5:46 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 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…
Mar 01 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."… Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 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."… Continue watching