 Al Young is a whole lot more than a poet. He's a Mississippi Mamboa sweet singing mojo man, our doctor of blue bop, Quaranterismo, mystic. Al Young is a metaphor slinging Detroit swinging word magician, a jazz singing poetic healer that puts it down strong enough to let millions of spirits lost in forgotten cotton fields and abandoned factories find themselves in the proud beauty of his word and unapologetically dance their way indelibly into our history and our hearts. Al Young, an indescribable creative force, is a whole lot more than just a poet. He's my friend. Love you, brother man.