Yusef Komunyakaa
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Yusef Komunyakaa is an acclaimed American poet known for his jazz-influenced style and powerful explorations of race, memory, and the Vietnam War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yusef Komunyakaa canonical | 3 |
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| instanceOf |
Vietnam War veteran
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human ⓘ poet ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Book Award
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Dark Room Collective Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Griffin Poetry Prize (shortlist) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Forcade Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallace Stevens Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | James William Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947-04-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Colorado State University
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University of California, Irvine NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Colorado Boulder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Indiana University
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New York University NERFINISHED ⓘ Princeton University ⓘ University of New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Academy of Arts and Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary American poetry ⓘ |
| name | Yusef Komunyakaa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dien Cai Dau
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Magic City NERFINISHED ⓘ Neon Vernacular: New and Selected Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ Pleasure Dome: New and Collected Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ Talking Dirty to the Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ Testimony: A Tribute to Charlie Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chameleon Couch NERFINISHED ⓘ Thieves of Paradise NERFINISHED ⓘ Warhorses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
poet
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pseudonym | Yusef Komunyakaa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| style | jazz-influenced poetry ⓘ |
| writingTheme |
Southern Black experience
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Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ memory ⓘ race ⓘ |
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