The Lyrical Voice of Yusef Komunyakaa


In his storehouse of belladonna,
Tiger hornets, & snakebites.

That Komunyakaa is able to convey these complex, ponderous concepts in just sixteen lines per poem is quite an accomplishment. That he manages to keep such a lyrical quality to those spare lines is an even greater one, making Talking Dirty to the Gods a very worthwhile and compelling read.

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