Dear Yusef: Essays, Letters, and Poems, for and ab Claudette Colvin and won the PEN/Hemingway Award

and won the PEN/Hemingway Award for debut fiction

creator of Charlie and Lola

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Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng is a wildly original

Dear Yusef: Essays, Letters, and Poems, for and ab Claudette Colvin and won the PEN/Hemingway AwardAnthology of new work honoring the legacy of a celebrated African American poet This carefully and generously curated mosaic of essays, letters, and poems reveals the profound impact that poet Yusef Komunyakaa has had on poets, educators, and readers worldwide. The anthology brings together creative and critical offerings from fellow poets, former students, literary entities, and other admirers. There are emerging and established voices from