Kevin Coval

Kevin Coval
Born
Kevin Coval
NationalityAmerican
EducationGlenbrook North High School
Occupation(s)Poet, playwright, writer
Kevin Coval (with cap) at the Kalamazoo Public Library.

Kevin Coval is an American poet. Coval is a Chicago-based writer who is known for exploring topics such as race, hip-hop culture, Chicago history, and Jewish-American identity in his work.[1][2][3] He is also known for his appearances in four seasons of the Peabody Award-winning television series Def Poetry Jam on HBO.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Poet Kevin Coval's 'A People's History of Chicago' Hits Rahm Emanuel Hard, In Verse". The Forward. 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  2. ^ "Sifting Through Assimilation's Wreckage to Offer Jews Redirection - Tikkun". www.tikkun.org. 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  3. ^ "Kevin Coval: L-Vis Lives!". great weather for MEDIA. 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  4. ^ "L-vis Lives Live! Kevin Coval Book Release Party". WBEZ Chicago. 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
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  6. ^ Fragassi, Selena (March 26, 2017). "Kevin Coval book, mission reveals 'People's History of Chicago'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved April 26, 2017.