Kevin Young, author of this National Poetry Series winner, also published Giant Steps: African American Voices at the Crossroads of the Century. He teaches at the University of Georgia.
"First books rarely sing with such controlled music. Young has a
distinctive and unforgettable voice, virtuosic style, and mature
command of his material. Any of these poems testifies to Young's
genius. A marvelous book, a marvelous poet."
--Booklist
"In Young's alchemy, succulent scraps are gathered from daily life,
distilled, and emerge, finally, as portable nuggets of home,
carried wherever the poet may travel."
--The Voice Literary Supplement
"Young's descriptions of poverty and suffering are vivid and
moving, and the poems grow stronger as they move beyond a
conventional mix of nostalgia and rage to a more thoughtful and
transcendent vision."
--Library Journal
"A rock-solid book, something you could grab hold of."
--John Yau
"This poet's gift of storytelling and understanding of the music
inherent in the oral tradition of language re-creates for us an
inner history which is compelling and authentic and American."
--Lucille Clifton
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