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Al Young | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Young in 2018 | |
| Born | Albert James Young May 31, 1939 |
| Died | April 17, 2021 (aged 81) Concord, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Earnest James Young |
| Education | University of Michigan |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (BA) |
| Spouse | Arline June Belch (m. 1963–2016; death) |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Poet Laureate of California (2005–2008) |
| Website | Official website |
Albert James Young[1] (May 31, 1939 – April 17, 2021)[2] was an American poet, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and professor. He was named Poet Laureate of California by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger from 2005 to 2008. Young's many books included novels, collections of poetry, essays, and memoirs. His work appeared in literary journals and magazines including Paris Review, Ploughshares,[3] Essence, The New York Times, Chicago Review,[4] Seattle Review, Brilliant Corners: A Journal of Jazz & Literature, Chelsea, Rolling Stone, Gathering of the Tribes, and in anthologies including the Norton Anthology of African American Literature, and the Oxford Anthology of African American Literature.[5]
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- ^ "Read By Author | Ploughshares". www.pshares.org.
- ^ "Chicago Review > 21:4 Summer 1970 > AL YOUNG > For Jack Spicer". Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ "Al Young, California State Poet Laureate and Woodrow Wilson Fellow". Lyceum Series - Fall 2008, Johnson C. Smith University. August 11, 2008. Archived from the original on March 9, 2009.