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listen
- The New York Times reviewed The Grey Album in their April 20th Book Review Podcast Download MP3
- WNYC's The Takeaway interviewed Kevin and discussed The Grey Album in a segment entitled, "African American Culture, and Its Role in the Country's Cultural Progress" (March 2012). Listen
- Kevin appeared on NPR's "Morning Edition," discussing The Art of Losing (April 2010). Listen
- Kevin spoke with NPR's "Hear and Now" about The Art of Losing (April 2010). Listen
- The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief and Healing was featured on Irish National Radio (April 2010). Listen
- Dear Darkness featured as one of the "Best Books of 2008" on NPR's All Things Considered (December 2008). Listen
- Listen to Kevin reading several poems at the Key West Literary Seminar in 2008
- Read and listen to Kevin reading his poem, "Elegy, Father's Day" at Slate.com, as part of their "Weekly Poem" series (2007)
- Watch and listen as Kevin reads from For the Confederate Dead and other work on PBS (2007)
- Listen to Kevin on "On Point with Tom Ashbrook," on WBUR Boston (2007)
- Watch Kevin at the 2007 Library of Congress National Book Festival
- NPR's Morning Edition talked with Kevin about Black Maria in March 2005. Listen
- Watch and listen to Kevin reading from Jelly Roll while on tour in 2003
- In February 1999, NPR's All Things Considered interviewed Catherine Bowman about Most Way Home. Listen
read
- "Poems That Make You Hungry." The New York Times. March 2012.
- "It Don't Mean A Thing: The Blues of Modernism." Poets.org. March 2012.
- "Interview with Kevin Young." Failbetter online magazine. October 2009.
- "We Live in a Time Full of Love." Poetry Magazine podcast. Featured in round-up of recent poetry, reading "The Mission."
- "Midwestern Blues." Audio interview and feature. Summer 2009.
- "Midwestern Blues." Poetry Off the Shelf series. 3 September 2009.
- "Book of Hours"
- Earlier poems
- "Satchmo" (from To Repel Ghosts)
- Profile of Kevin Young, guest editor, Ploughshares, 2005
- An interview with the Sacramento News & Review, March 2007
- Interview with Powell's Books, February 2007
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This section will feature occasional items from Young's own personal archive of photographs, drafts, and memorabilia, updated from time to time.
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Kevin Young; photo by Kate Tuttle |
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(L to R) Kevin Young, Lucille Clifton, Nehassaiu deGannes, and YahNe Baker |
