Yusef Komunyakka was the keynote speaker at Writer’s Week one year while I was at UNCW. I was lucky enough to see him read, meet him, and get him to sign my copy of Neon Vernacular. When I shook his hand it was a very important moment for me because I really enjoy his work and he’s such an iconic poet. Here’s the poem.
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