Kevin Coval
Kevin Coval is an American poet, author, and community builder known for his work in hip-hop and spoken word poetry. He is the founder of Louder Than a Bomb, a youth poetry festival, and has published several collections of poetry.
Books
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1. A People's History Of Chicago
Poems
This compelling collection of poems captures the vibrant and tumultuous history of Chicago through the eyes of its diverse inhabitants. Spanning from the city's founding to contemporary times, the narrative weaves together stories of resilience, struggle, and triumph, highlighting the voices of marginalized communities often overlooked in traditional histories. Through vivid imagery and poignant reflections, the work paints a portrait of a city shaped by its people, celebrating their contributions while acknowledging the challenges they faced in the pursuit of justice and equality.
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2. The Break Beat Poets
New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop
An anthology gathering a wide range of contemporary voices shaped by hip-hop’s rhythms and vernacular, blending spoken-word immediacy, formal craft, and streetwise storytelling to examine race, identity, urban life, love, and resistance; the pieces swing between humor, grief, and political urgency, asserting hip-hop as a living poetics and a means of cultural reclamation and social critique.
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3. L Vis Lives!
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