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Yusef Komunyakaa

Yusef Komunyakaa 's books of poetry include The Emperor of Water Clocks , Testimony: A Tribute to Charlie Parker , The Chameleon Couch , Warhorses , Taboo , Talking Dirty to the Gods , and Neon Vernacular , for which he received the Pulitzer Prize. His plays, performance art, and librettos have been performed internationally and include Wakonda's Dream , Saturnalia , Testimony , and Gilgamesh: A Verse Play . He teaches at New York University.