About Yusef Komunyakaa
Yusef Komunyakaa is an American poet who teaches at New York University and is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. Komunyakaa is a recipient of the 1994 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award for Neon Vernacular and the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. He also received the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize in 2001. Komunyakaa received the 2007 Louisiana Writer Award for his contribution to poetry.
Notable works:
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
Awards:
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize|Bronze Star Medal|Pulitzer Prize for Poetry|Wallace Stevens Award|Shelley Memorial Award|Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award
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