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The Read Around: Kevin Young (VIDEO)

Screenshot from the New York Times' video 'The Read Around: Kevin Young'

Screenshot from the New York Times' video 'The Read Around: Kevin Young'

First Published: Friday, 09 May 2014 10:48 PM MYT

NEW YORK, May 9 — Death, birth, rebirth and the afterlife of grief are all present in Kevin Young’s new book of poetry, Book of Hours. — New York Times

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