Kevin Young (Poet ) was born in Nebraska, United States on a Sunday, November 8, 1970 🎈. Kevin Young is 54 years old. He is a Scorpio ♏ and was born in the Year of the Dog 🐕.
A winner of the Quill Award and the Patterson Poetry Prize and a finalist for the National Book Award, he penned several acclaimed poetry collections, including Most Way Home; Jelly Roll; and To Repel Ghosts.
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| FULL NAME: | Kevin Stacey Young |
| BIRTH DATE: | November 8, 1970 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Nebraska, United States |
| AGE: | 54 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Scorpio |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Dog |
About
Kevin Young is a Poet. Kevin was born in the 1970s, in the middle of the Generation X generation. Generation X, also known as the "MTV Generation," are individuals born between 1965 and 1980. This generation saw the emergence of music videos, heavy metal, and hip hop. Nirvana, U2, Madonna, torn jeans, Beverly Hills 90210, and Friends also became popular. Gen Xers have also experienced significant events, including, fall of the Berlin Wall, the energy crisis, the Watergate scandal, the rise of the personal computer, and Terrorism at the Munich Olympics.
The son of a scientist mother and a physician father, he spent his early years in several states, including Nebraska and Kansas. Find out who is Kevin Young dating right now.
He began writing in his early teens and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from Brown University. In addition, he was a Stanford University Stegner literary fellow.
DID YOU KNOW He held creative writing professorships at Indiana University, the University of Georgia, and Emory University.
FACT Many of his poems, including the 2005 Best American Poetry selection “Black Cat Blues,” were influenced by the work of Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes. Young’s other major literary influences include confessional poet John Berryman and primitivist and neo-expressionist visual artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
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Birthday
Currently, Kevin Young is 54 years old. His next birthday is away. Kevin will celebrate his 55th birthday on a Sunday, November 8th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on November 8, 1970. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Kevin Young’s zodiac sign is Scorpio. People born between the dates of October 23rd and November 21st belong to the eighth sign in the zodiac, Scorpio. Libras are known for being loyal, passionate, and strategic. They're can be either the best of allies or the deadliest of enemies. Cancer is the most compatible sign for Scorpios.
Famous Scorpio celebrities are Leonardo DiCaprio, Drake, Matthew McConaughey, Drake, Ryan Reynolds, Katy Perry, Kris Jenner, Anne Hathaway, Ryan Gosling, Charles Manson, and Marie Antoinette. Scorpio ruling planet is Pluto. Astrologically, Pluto symbolizes transformation rebirth and regeneration.
Kevin Young was born in the Year of the Dog. People born in the Year of the Dog are likable, sincere, protective, helpful, and honest. They can also sometimes be pessimistic, cynical, paranoid, overly aggressive, and stubborn.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Kevin Young is a 54 years old Poet, born in November, in the Year of the Dog (1970), and is a Scorpio. His life path number is 9. Kevin’s birthstone is Topaz and Citrine, and his birth flower is Chrysanthemum. You may also check out all famous birthdays in November or specifically birthdays on November 8.
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