A Yusef Komunyakaa Bonus Beat

This is a great lecture for young writers, and some beautiful reading for anyone who liked his stuff from last Friday. Komunyakaa isn't just a great writer, he is one of the best readers in the business. Dig the part where he talks about building a poem--it's true for all writing, and I think all story-telling. I remember watching Mad Men and getting the same feeling one might have admiring a great piece of architecture.

Here's a link to Venus's Fly Traps, which he reads in this lecture.