Kevin Coval
AuthorBio
Kevin Coval is a poet and community builder. As the artistic director of Young Chicago Authors, founder of Louder Than A Bomb: The Chicago Youth Poetry Festival, and professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago—where he teaches hip-hop aesthetics—he’s mentored thousands of young writers, artists and musicians. He is the author and editor of many books, including A People's History of Chicago and The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop, and co-author of the play, This is Modern Art. His work has appeared in Poetry Magazine, The Drunken Boat, Chicago Tribune, CNN, Fake Shore Drive, Huffington Post, and four seasons of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam.Kevin Coval Books
Everything Must Go
Kevin CovalMilwaukee Avenue
Kevin CovalHuman Highlight
Kevin CovalA People's History of Chicago
Kevin CovalThis Is Modern Art
Kevin Coval1989, The Number
Kevin CovalThe BreakBeat Poets
Kevin CovalSchtick
Kevin CovalL-vis Lives!
Kevin Coval