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Paperback Most Way Home Book

ISBN: 1581950217

ISBN13: 9781581950212

Most Way Home

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Encompassing America's African-American landscape and rich oral histories of the South, this poetry collection centers on the concept of "home" and explores conflicts between black and white, North and South, ancestral and modern.

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Kevin's Down Home Vibe

loads of oral tradition and african folklore can be found in his work. the poems are short and seem simple, but they aren't. by taking the personal, he makes it universal for anyone who chooses to go down the rabbit hole .i see alot of down south and louisiana in his work. no matter how far away i go, i will never be totally free of it.the poems ' reward ' and ' how to make rain ' are worth the price of the book. highly reccomended...

Lyrical account of African-American history & great poetry.

Kevin Young's first book Most Way Home was selected by Lucille Clifton to win the National Poetry Series contest for good reason. It has sold out in hardback and first printing paperback for good reason. Kevin Young continues to be a leader in American Contemporary Poetry for good reason. The reason being: the excellent use of language, combined with history (both public and private), to break boundaries poetry and story-telling each create. I have read this book many times over and share it at open-mic poetry nights. The way the words fall off the tongue is beautiful. There is a natural flow in each poem, that if disected, would destroy the beauty. This is one of my top ten favorite books and highly recommend it for both pleasure and study.

Kevin Young takes poetry to a better place.

This poetry is better than poetry. Borrowing on experience, both personal and American, Mr. Young breaks the painted-over windows to let the elements pour into reality's room. It is a formal experimentation of how to words can naturally surface to the top. Basquiat would be proud!!
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