The voice of a writer can be heard in words, and sometimes seen in the writerâs face. It is unusual to find both in a book in which the creator is both the author and the photographer. Lynda Koolish, our guest on this archive edition of Radio Curious, is a professor of African American literature at San Diego State University and an accomplished photographer. She is the author of a book entitled âAfrican American Writers: Portraits and Visionsâ in which she reveals the visage of 59 African American writers along with a thumbnail biography and summation of each writerâs vision.
Lynda Koolish, Ph.D. recommends âDien Cai Dauâ and âNeon Vernacularâ by Yusef Komunyakaa.
Originally Broadcast: February 19, 2002
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"Lynda Koolish, Ph.D. â African American Writers"