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Kevin Coval

CTL-P-0306 · Person

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Young Chicago Authors founder; Louder Than a Bomb

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Young Chicago Authors founder; Louder Than a Bomb

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Kevin Coval is a poet and author, Artistic Director of the MacArthur Award-winning Young Chicago Authors, and founder of Louder Than a Bomb: The Chicago Youth Poetry Festival (University of Pittsburgh, tier 3).

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