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Kevin Young and Cindy Juyoung Ok on All the Things Poetry Does
Kevin Young and Cindy Juyoung Ok on All the Things Poetry Does
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Length:
61 minutes
Released:
Aug 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This week, Cindy Juyoung Ok speaks with Kevin Young, who has authored or edited over twenty books including the poetry collection Stones (Knopf, 2021) and the nonfiction investigation Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News (Graywolf Press, 2017). In addition to directing the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, Young is also the poetry editor at the New Yorker, so perhaps it’s not surprising that the conversation today focuses on all that poetry does. As Young says: “It does the most important things … It’s waiting for you.” We’ll also hear two new gorgeous poems by Young from the July/August 2023 issue of Poetry: “The Stair” (4:20) and “Diptych” (38:06).
Released:
Aug 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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