Amy Chu and the Reader
Amy Chu 8:30 a.m., Sept. 15
Al Young
On May 15, 2005, Young was named Poet Laureate of California.
An excerpt from Young's work ran in the Reader music section: Somebody Done Hoodoo'd the Hoodoo Man
Articles by Al Young
Al Young: How magic inspired my poetry
Somebody done hoodoo'd the Hoodoo Man
Crazy-quilt patches of somber and giddy sound formed the literal fabric of my tender world. I grew up in homes where the verbal jam session was a floating and usually festive fixture. Clusters of people ...
Charles McPherson at home and at ease
Mister Sax
Is the ballad still valid? Even in the half-light of the Palace Bar at the Horton Grand Hotel in San Diego's muted Gaslamp District, I can see nothing but mock seriousness in Charles McPherson's movie-star ...
