{"id":246,"date":"2021-06-09T18:42:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T18:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-empire-amliterature-1865-present\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=246"},"modified":"2021-06-21T19:23:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T19:23:13","slug":"yusef-komunyakaa-poems","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-empire-amliterature-1865-present\/chapter\/yusef-komunyakaa-poems\/","title":{"raw":"Yusef Komunyakaa , Poems","rendered":"Yusef Komunyakaa , Poems"},"content":{"raw":"The following video provides an interpretation of Facing It.\r\n\r\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h_sNLKab0wo[\/embed]\r\n\r\nThis video explains Facing It in terms of binaries, or pairs of opposite concepts, and sets those into cultural\/historical context.\r\n\r\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r-3_AFrj57Y[\/embed]\r\n\r\nThe following video looks at line breaks and how they create meaning in My Father's Love 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&quot;Facing It&quot; by Yusef Komunyakaa\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r-3_AFrj57Y?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The following video looks at line breaks and how they create meaning in My Father&#8217;s Love Letters.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-3\" title=\"My Father&#39;s Love Letters by Yusef Komunyakaa\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oVqt8i4-lJA?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This video analyzes Slam, Dunk, and Hook in terms of sound, theme, and other elements of poetry.\u00a0 Analysis starts at approximately 3:58.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-4\" title=\"Yusef Komunyakaa\u2019s Slam, Dunk, &amp; Hook\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6A3_F_ajJTA?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You may enjoy hearing Komunyakaa talk about his poetic process.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-5\" title=\"Yusef Komunyakaa on the Fragmentation of Poetry\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8AvrsgW5Tsc?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-246\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Yusef Komunyakaa, Poems. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Susan Oaks. <strong>Project<\/strong>: American Literature 1865-Present Resources. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>video Understanding Facing It. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Rebecca Balcarcel. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: SixMinuteScholar. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h_sNLKab0wo\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h_sNLKab0wo<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em>Other<\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: YouTube video<\/li><li>video Deconstructing Facing it by Yusef Komunyakaa. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>:  Vienne Noel. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r-3_AFrj57Y\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r-3_AFrj57Y<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em>Other<\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: YouTube video<\/li><li>video Yusef Komunyakaau2019s Slam, Dunk, &amp; Hook. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: tim mcgee. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6A3_F_ajJTA&#038;t=316s\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6A3_F_ajJTA&#038;t=316s<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em>Other<\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: YouTube video<\/li><li>video Yusef Komunyakaa on the Fragmentation of Poetry. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Furious Flower. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8AvrsgW5Tsc\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8AvrsgW5Tsc<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em>Other<\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: YouTube video<\/li><li>video My Father&#039;s Love Letters by Yusef Komunyakaa. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: gracemga. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oVqt8i4-lJA\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oVqt8i4-lJA<\/a>. 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