ARGONAUT BOOKS

A richly evocative and moving collection about African American identity and history, this is an ode to home places and the dearly departed, and to what of them - of us - poetry can save. In bellowing declarations of suffering and whispered prayers of faith, 'Night Watch' speaks to an inner history which is compelling and authentic and deeply American, rippling with timely and devastating truths about the insidious nature of the American nation. Reviews Kevin Young is a poet of exceptional depth and sensitivity... Let yourself focus on every phraseWashington Post - Ron Charl...Read More