Dien Cai Dau

This collection by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet is “a major contribution to the body of literature grappling with Vietnam” ( Poetry ). Yusef Komunyakaa is renowned for his ability to blend memory and history with strikingly evocative poetic imagery. Born in the rural community of Bogalusa, Louisiana, Komunyakaa served in Vietnam as a correspondent and editor of The Southern Cross and received a Bronze Star for his service as a journalist. In  Dien Cai Dau , he applies this unique sensibi