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Codey Young

 

Codey James Young is a biracial African-American poet from the United States. He has been writing poetry since the age of 12, when he scribbled his first lines in a school notebook. His work focuses on the themes of racial identity, resistance to injustice, and self-empowerment. Currently, Codey is traveling on fellowship as a Thomas J. Watson Fellow, pursuing an independent research project that uses poetry to examine art, activism, and Black masculinity in the African Diaspora. He has performed his work in Germany, England, and the United States. Codey has also been published by Apiary Magazine as well as Badilisha Poetry X-change, the world's largest online collective of African poets.

  • Poem: Solidarity from Salvador

      What do I shout to my people From 7,000 miles away? How can words quench Baltimore Burning in the name of Freddie Gray? Our country right now ignites enflamed For Black bodies shot down Black bodies...

  • Poem: Why the Caged Bird Sings

    caged birds may not have freedom but feel power inside their wings with dreams of soaring through open skies this is why the caged bird sings all creatures are born in bondage unaware they may not be free...

  • Poem: Colorblind Contradictions

    Have you ever had to defend your existence to your White friends and family who call you “militant,” thinking it’s only Black folks you can see? Colorblinded cheerleaders shouting see...

  • Poem: Self-Love Is True Love

    I want to feel love. I want to feel love that doesn’t drive me to drinking taking shots of anything to feel like I’m floating while I’m sinking… I want to feel love that rejects...

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