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Common Read: Yusef Komunyakaa

This LibGuide will enhance your understanding of Yusef Komunyakaa and his literary works.

Book Reviews of Pleasure Dome

Book Reviews of Chameleon Couch (Komunyakaa's latest poetry book)

General Book Review Sources

Note: the print resources are meant as general introductions to literary authors and may not contain reviews of Komunyakaa's works.

Print Resources

  • Magill's Literary Annual
    Reference Room Stacks-- PN 44 .M35
  • The New York Times Index
    Reference Room Ready Reference-- AI 21 .N45
  • Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
    Reference Room Ready Reference-- AI 3 .R48
  • The Times Literary Supplement Index
    3rd Floor Bound Serials Stacks-- AP 4 .T452 (2 vol.)
  • Times-Picayune Index
    Reference Room Ready Reference-- AI 21 .T66 N49

Electronic Resources

Note: when searching for book reviews, you can use the book review limiter in Ebscohost databases, such as Academic Search Complete, and in Proquest click on the Review box under Document Type. In Lexis-Nexis, you can type in the title of the work in the News section, leave the right limiter to Everywhere and put author's name in next search field; also check Book Reviews box.

  • Academic Search Complete  
    Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of articles published in scholarly publications from many disciplines.
  • LexisNexis Academic
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  • ProQuest Research Library
    Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of popular and scholarly periodicals from many disciplines.

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