And one day, when, I will cross Great Water, walk and reach that final rise
To honor the National Gallery of Art’s exhibition The Art of Romare Bearden, the first comprehensive Bearden retrospective in more than a decade, VQR asked National Book Award-finalist Kevin Young to respond to ten of Bearden’s...
He wrapped them carefully and tidily in precious green silk.
& the initial premise? I am holding a picture of my sister’s unborn child, its face seemingly reflective.
Some days there is nothing of the blues I can use so I put down my pen & walk instead
Where will you go, little vagabond, anonymous familiar,
Best advice I ever heard I learned at the poker table: Shut up & deal.
The years of my youth, my sensual life—how clearly I see their meaning now.
