Kevin Young

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1,056 appearances 8 recordings 4 series first heard Feb 2026 last heard 26 Aug

Kevin Young’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The New Yorker: Poetry · Richard Blanco Reads Elizabeth Bishop · 29 Jul 2026 podcast

Well, it's beautifully put in there.

And I love this word.

I mean, even though that's his favorite word, indeed, which you so cleverly, you know, la vida is indeed difficile.

Indeed, did indeed become, break his favorite word.

Which, like the rest of his new life, he never quite grasped overused and misused often break to my embarrassment.

And I'm overemphasizing the breaks because it has a real control.

I mean, just looking at it on the page, it's like a solid block.

And in a weird way, having that kind of control.

And sturdiness, I guess, and sameness kind of underscores a lot of what you're talking about.

It's both about sameness or trying to conform, let's call it, and then also breaking the mold.

I mean, it has this really great tension in there.

So I love that.

But indeed, as a word, it's such a – as you put it, what kind of part of speech is that?

Like what is that?

But we know when it's not quite right, but also what does it mean?

It means in action or in a deed.

And there's this kind of deed that you're mentioning, you know, that he's done for you.

And then there's almost like this kind of a deed, like a...

property deed you know there's a kind of um inheritance that you're you're trying to discuss and it's just a you know i know it's true but it also is you make much of of this truth of indeed thanks

Yes, yes.

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