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Dien Cai Dau

by Yusef Komunyakaa · 1988 · 72 pages

Part of the Coleccion de poesia series

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Best known for Neon Vernacular, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1994, and for Dien Cai Dau, a collection of poems chronicling his experiences as a journalist in Vietnam, Yusef Komunyakaa has become one of America's most compelling poets.

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Genre
war and military
Themes
african american
Audience
adult
Length
short · 72 pages
Form
poetry

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