The poet I will be analyzing will be Kevin Young. This youthful, male poet falls in the Jazz poet category but also touches into various other categories such as Beat poet and African American poet. My partner, Dan Morrison, will be doing Yusef Komunyakaa who also falls into these categories of poets. Yusef is an excellent compliment for Kevin because of the way both these poets write about topics such as Civil Rights movement and other hardships faced in life. While Yusef focuses a lot on war and that specific topic, Kevin is more focused on the rich, authentic history of America. In Kevin's writing, I will look at mainly his Jazz poems and why he is largely classified in this genre of poets. For more information on Yusef, visit http://poeticdifference.weebly.com
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