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The Best American Poetry 2003"Poetry encourages us to have dialogue through the observed, the felt, and the imaginary," writes editor Yusef Komunyakaa in his thought-provoking...Read More
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Los Angeles Times, February 7, 2012
...a decade as a molecular biologist and field ecologist. Previous winners of the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award include Yusef Komunyakaa, Chase Twichell, Tom Sleigh, Matthea Harvey and Robert Wrigley. The winners will be feted at an award ceremony in...
Toledoblade.com, February 5, 2012
...Music. Poetry: Forrest Gander, Core Samples from the World; Aracelis Girmay, Kingdom Animalia; Laura Kasischke, Space, in Chains; Yusef Komunyakaa, The Chameleon Couch, and Bruce Smith, Devotions. In February "30 Books in 30 Days," reviews written by...
Houston Chronicle, February 2, 2012
..."These poets carry forward a tradition marked by distinguished past winners including Robert Wrigley, Tom Sleigh, Matthea Harvey, Yusef Komunyakaa, and Chase Twichell," said Wendy Martin, director of the Tufts Poetry Award program and vice provost of...
Daily Hampshire Gazette, February 2, 2012
...the university. The annual competition attracts hundreds of submissions. The two winning entries for 2011 were selected by Yusef Komunyakaa, a New York poet and teacher who won the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for poetry. "I feel really gratified that a poet of...
St. Petersburg Times, January 28, 2012
...Music. Poetry: Forrest Gander, Core Samples from the World; Aracelis Girmay, Kingdom Animalia; Laura Kasischke, Space, in Chains; Yusef Komunyakaa, The Chameleon Couch; and Bruce Smith, Devotions. In February "30 Books in 30 Days," reviews written by...
KansasCity.com, January 27, 2012
...Unferth?s ?Revolution: The Year I Fell in Love and Went to Join the War.? Pulitzer Prize winner Yusef Komunyakaa was a poetry nominee for ?The Chameleon Couch? and Pulitzer finalist Bruce Smith was chosen for ?Devotions.? Other poetry finalists were...
Minneapolis Star Tribune, January 26, 2012
...Aracelis Girmay (BOA Editions) "Space, in Chains," by Laura Kasischke (Copper Canyon) "The Chameleon Couch," by Yusef Komunyakaa (FSG) "Devotions," by Bruce Smith (University of Chicago Press) The winners will be announced March 8...
Jacket Copy, October 12, 2011
...Franny Billingsley also was a finalist.Adrienne Rich, 82, is among the poetry finalists, along with veteran writers Yusef Komunyakaa, Bruce Smith, Carl Phillips and Nikky Finney.The National Book Foundation will announce the winners at a gala in New York...
The Rumpus.net, October 12, 2011
...Book Award finalists have been announced , and there’s more than a few familiar names on the list: Yusef Komunyakaa — The Chameleon Couch — FSG Carl Phillips — Double Shadow — FSG Adrienne Rich — Tonight No Poetry Will Serve — W.W....
Jacket Copy, October 12, 2011
...that "Chime" by Franny Billingsley.Poet Adrienne Rich, 82, is among the poetry finalists, along with veteran writers Yusef Komunyakaa, Bruce Smith, Carl Phillips and Nikky Finney.The National Book Foundation will announce the winners at a gala in New...
Beattie's Book Blog - unofficial ho, October 12, 2011
...& Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout (It Books) PoetryNikki Finney, HEAD OFF & SPLIT (Triquarterly)Yusef Komunyakaa, THE CHAMELEON COUCH (FSG)Carl Phillips, DOUBLE SHADOWS (FSG)Adrienne Rich, TONIGHT NO POETRY WILL SERVE: POEMS 2007-2010...
Shelf Life, October 12, 2011
...Its Legacy++ Lauren Myracle, Shine++ Gary D. Schmidt, Okay for Now Poetry++ Nikky Finney, Head Off & Split++ Yusef Komunyakaa, The Chameleon Couch++ Carl Phillips, Double Shadow++ Adrienne Rich, Tonight No Poetry Will Serve: Poems 2007-2010++ Bruce...
The Book Bench, October 12, 2011
...World Became Modern ,” about the rediscovery of Lucretius’ “The Nature of Things,” appeared in our August 8th issue. Yusef Komunyakaa’s poetry collection “The Chameleon Couch” was nominated; his poem “ The Circus ” appeared in our May...
Harriet: The Blog, October 12, 2011
...Nikky Finney for Head Off & Split . Yusef Komunyakaa , for The Chameleon Couch . Carl Phillips , for Double Shadow . Adrienne Rich , for Tonight No Poetry Will Serve . Bruce Smith , for Devotions . Read more about the NBAs here...
