![Live Wire Radio show](https://d3dthqtvwic6y7.cloudfront.net/podcast-covers/000/039/092/small/live-wire-radio.jpg)
Summary: Kevin Young, acclaimed poet and poetry editor of The New Yorker, speaks on his writing process, the inspiration he gleaned from Prince, and the cross-section between hip hop and poetry in describing the black experience. Young also reads from his collection "Blue Laws," including a poem about boxer Jack Johnson – the first black heavyweight champion.