AL YOUNG.

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  • Author(s): Baird, Jim1
  • Source:
    Research Guide to Biography & Criticism. 1991, Vol. 6, p866-869. 4p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      Young, Al, 1939-2021; African American literature; Biographical sources; American poetry
    • Abstract:
      The article presents a guide to the life and works of author Al Young. He was born Albert James Young, Jr., on May 31, 1939, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Young is an African-American poet and novelist, recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. The article includes a biography and a bibliography as well as autobiographical and critical sources.