Yusef Komunyakaa

Yusef Komunyakaa (born 1947) is an American university teacher, writer and poet.

Also recorded as James William Brown Jr.; James William Brown.

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Overview

Born at Bogalusa in 1947.

In detail

Yusef Komunyakaa studied at Colorado State University and University of Colorado Colorado Springs. the recorded working language is English.

Employment is recorded with LSU New Orleans and New York University. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Letters and Academy of American Poets.

Distinctions recorded are Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Bronze Star Medal, Shelley Memorial Award and Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award.

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    “Yusef Komunyakaa”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2601996: Yusef Komunyakaa

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