Poetry Magazine
Pietà
Source: Poetry (September 2011).
Biography
Three of Kevin Young’s books form what he calls “an American trilogy”: To Repel Ghosts (2001), which explores the paintings of Jean-Michel Basquiat; Jelly Roll (2003), a collection of blues poems; and Black Maria (2005), a film noir. His first book of poetry, Most Way Home (1995), was selected for the National Poetry Series by Lucille Clifton, who describes the collection as re-creating “an inner history which is compelling and . . .
Poems by Kevin Young
Poem Categorization
SUBJECT Living, Sorrow & Grieving, Relationships, Family & Ancestors, Religion, Christianity
POET’S REGION U.S., Southern
Poetic Terms Free Verse
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