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Yusef Komunyakaa’s *Talking Dirty to the Gods* presents 132 poems, each set in a compact four‑line stanza. The work fuses blues folklore humor, vivid natural scenes, and African‑American sensibility, challenging the poet’s form to deliver surprising, energetic language.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Poetry/Contemporary Poetry
Authors: Yusef Komunyakaa
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