FOCL presents Kevin Young
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FOCL presents Kevin Young
Kevin Young is the poetry editor of The New Yorker and an award-winning author of more than 16 books of poetry and prose. His book Stones was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize, and his recent collection Night Watch: Poems was a New York Times Editors’ Choice. His children’s book Emile and the Field was named a New York Times Best Children’s Book. From 2021 to 2025, Young served as director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Kevin Young is the poetry editor of The New Yorker and an award-winning author of more than 16 books of poetry and prose. His book Stones was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize, and his recent collection Night Watch: Poems was a New York Times Editors’ Choice. His children’s book Emile and the Field was named a New York Times Best Children’s Book. From 2021 to 2025, Young served as director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Onondaga County Civic Center, 306 E Jefferson St, Syracuse, NY 13202, United States
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