" A monumental collection . No matter how well you know Komunyakaa''s poetry, you''ll find this collection an illuminating retrospective, and if you''re new to him, this is the place to start." --Ron Charles, The Washington Post " This dazzling collection makes a definitive case for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Komunyakaa as a monumental and singular American voice . A jazzy master of enjambment and arresting opening lines, Komunyakaa synthesizes natural history, myth, and wide-ranging intellectual curiosity into sensory acts of witness . In this roving survey of history and nature, violence often meets beauty, but Komunyakaa never forgets how ''The body remembers / every wish one lives for or doesn''t.''" -- Publishers Weekly (Starred review) "Twenty years of new and previously published poems combine to create an impressive new volume by Pulitzer Prize-winner Komunyakaa. The new work ushers the reader into the rhythmic meditations on topics that include racial violence, memory, and the duality of moments that are both ephemeral and timeless . Komunyakaa''s gift for beautifully revealing the godly alongside the earthly, the realistic alongside the surreal, is superbly showcased in this well-curated and essential collection .

" -- Booklist (Starred review) " Yusef Komunyakaa''s poems reveal a unique understanding of the landscape of morality and justice in America; this collection brings together some of his most essential from the last two decades, a gift for both fans and newcomers alike. The result is a well-deserved testament to the power and weight of his work ." -- Lit Hub " The Pulitzer Prize winner Yusef Komunyakaa again demonstrates why he is a giant of American poetry . Everyday Mojo Songs of Earth demonstrates Komunyakaa''s skill in using words to paint scenes not only with great emotional insight but a researched and understated worldliness as well, threading connections originally unseen and piecing together verses that come alive whether they are read silently alone or recited aloud in front of a crowd." -- Avenue "Komunyakaa is already a legendary figure in American poetry , beloved for his subtle ear and unflinching confrontations with the traumas of the past and present. This late-career retrospective finds the poet, now in his 70s, recalling the past with a new urgency, savoring the present, and preparing as well as he can for what comes next." --Craig Morgan Teicher, NPR racial violence, memory, and the duality of moments that are both ephemeral and timeless . Komunyakaa''s gift for beautifully revealing the godly alongside the earthly, the realistic alongside the surreal, is superbly showcased in this well-curated and essential collection .

" -- Booklist (Starred review) " Yusef Komunyakaa''s poems reveal a unique understanding of the landscape of morality and justice in America; this collection brings together some of his most essential from the last two decades, a gift for both fans and newcomers alike. The result is a well-deserved testament to the power and weight of his work ." -- Lit Hub " The Pulitzer Prize winner Yusef Komunyakaa again demonstrates why he is a giant of American poetry . Everyday Mojo Songs of Earth demonstrates Komunyakaa''s skill in using words to paint scenes not only with great emotional insight but a researched and understated worldliness as well, threading connections originally unseen and piecing together verses that come alive whether they are read silently alone or recited aloud in front of a crowd." -- Avenue "Komunyakaa is already a legendary figure in American poetry , beloved for his subtle ear and unflinching confrontations with the traumas of the past and present. This late-career retrospective finds the poet, now in his 70s, recalling the past with a new urgency, savoring the present, and preparing as well as he can for what comes next." --Craig Morgan Teicher, NPR ading connections originally unseen and piecing together verses that come alive whether they are read silently alone or recited aloud in front of a crowd." -- Avenue "Komunyakaa is already a legendary figure in American poetry , beloved for his subtle ear and unflinching confrontations with the traumas of the past and present.

This late-career retrospective finds the poet, now in his 70s, recalling the past with a new urgency, savoring the present, and preparing as well as he can for what comes next." --Craig Morgan Teicher, NPR racial violence, memory, and the duality of moments that are both ephemeral and timeless . Komunyakaa''s gift for beautifully revealing the godly alongside the earthly, the realistic alongside the surreal, is superbly showcased in this well-curated and essential collection . " -- Booklist (Starred review) " Yusef Komunyakaa''s poems reveal a unique understanding of the landscape of morality and justice in America; this collection brings together some of his most essential from the last two decades, a gift for both fans and newcomers alike. The result is a well-deserved testament to the power and weight of his work ." -- Lit Hub " The Pulitzer Prize winner Yusef Komunyakaa again demonstrates why he is a giant of American poetry . Everyday Mojo Songs of Earth demonstrates Komunyakaa''s skill in using words to paint scenes not only with great emotional insight but a researched and understated worldliness as well, threading connections originally unseen and piecing together verses that come alive whether they are read silently alone or recited aloud in front of a crowd." -- Avenue "Komunyakaa is already a legendary figure in American poetry , beloved for his subtle ear and unflinching confrontations with the traumas of the past and present.

This late-career retrospective finds the poet, now in his 70s, recalling the past with a new urgency, savoring the present, and preparing as well as he can for what comes next." --Craig Morgan Teicher, NPR racial violence, memory, and the duality of moments that are both ephemeral and timeless . Komunyakaa''s gift for beautifully revealing the godly alongside the earthly, the realistic alongside the surreal, is superbly showcased in this well-curated and essential collection . " -- Booklist (Starred review) " Yusef Komunyakaa''s poems reveal a unique understanding of the landscape of morality and justice in America; this collection brings together some of his most essential from the last two decades, a gift for both fans and newcomers alike. The result is a well-deserved testament to the power and weight of his work ." -- Lit Hub " The Pulitzer Prize winner Yusef Komunyakaa again demonstrates why he is a giant of American poetry . Everyday Mojo Songs of Earth demonstrates Komunyakaa''s skill in using words to paint scenes not only with great emotional insight but a researched and understated worldliness as well, threading connections originally unseen and piecing together verses that come alive whether they are read silently alone or recited aloud in front of a crowd." -- Avenue "Komunyakaa is already a legendary figure in American poetry , beloved for his subtle ear and unflinching confrontations with the traumas of the past and present.

This late-career retrospective finds the poet, now in his 70s, recalling the past with a new urgency, savoring the present, and preparing as well as he can for what comes next." --Craig Morgan Teicher, NPR ading connections originally unseen and piecing together verses that come alive whether they are read silently alone or recited aloud in front of a crowd." -- Avenue "Komunyakaa is already a legendary figure in American poetry , beloved for his subtle ear and unflinching confrontations with the traumas of the past and present. This late-career retrospective finds the poet, now in his 70s, recalling the past with a new urgency, savoring the present, and preparing as well as he can for what comes next." --Craig Morgan Teicher, NPR ading connections originally unseen and piecing together verses that come alive whether they are read silently alone or recited aloud in front of a crowd." -- Avenue "Komunyakaa is already a legendary figure in American poetry , beloved for his subtle ear and unflinching confrontations with the traumas of the past and present. This late-career retrospective finds the poet, now in his 70s, recalling the past with a new urgency, savoring the present, and preparing as well as he can for what comes next." --Craig Morgan Teicher, NPR racial violence, memory, and the duality of moments that are both ephemeral and timeless .

Komunyakaa''s gift for beautifully revealing the godly alongside the earthly, the realistic alongside the surreal, is superbly showcased in this well-curated and essential collection . " -- Booklist (Starred review) " Yusef Komunyakaa''s poems reveal a unique understanding of the landscape of morality and justice in America; this collection brings together some of his most essential from the last two decades, a gift for both fans and newcomers alike. The result is a well-deserved testament to the power and weight of his work ." -- Lit Hub " The Pu.