Kevin Young's poetry inspires with a quirky minimalism and a sly swerving of the senses.
Best of all, he pulls language into a fresh order that is undeniable, something sharable with the reader while remaining very much his own.
He re-invents language. Real poetry. Authentic.
Take these lines from "Deep Song" from his collection, Jelly Roll:
"Belief is what
buries us—that
& the belief in belief—
No longer
do I trust liltlessness
—leeward
is the world's
way [...]"
"Liltlessness." Utterly perfect and completely unique. Young coins this word, this concept-- the poet's gift to us.
Sing on, Mr. Young!
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