Chicago's first-ever poet laureate, avery r young, is poetry, music and possibilities. Even before he carried that title of eminence, young had actively worked to expand our understanding of where poetry can exist — beyond the usual spaces. Yet, that continues to be one of his objectives as Poet Laureate. “I would really like to … Continued
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