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Currently, Al Young is 85 years, 3 months and 8 days old. Al Young will celebrate 86rd birthday on a Saturday 31st of May 2025. Below we countdown to Al Young upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Al Young |
Occupation | Poet |
Age | 85 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Born | May 31, 1939 (Mississippi) |
Birthday | May 31 |
Town/City | Mississippi |
Nationality | Mississippi |
Al Young’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Al Young was born in the Year of the Rabbit. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rabbit enjoy being surrounded by family and friends. They’re popular, compassionate, sincere, and they like to avoid conflict and are sometimes seen as pushovers. Rabbits enjoy home and entertaining at home. Compatible with Goat or Pig.
African-American poet who was named Poet Laureate of California in 2005. He earned the prestigious American Book Award for two of his publications: The Sound of Dreams Remembered and Bodies and Soul: Musical Memoirs.
He edited a collegiate literary magazine during his time at the University of Michigan.
His early poetry collections include Geography of the Near Past and The Song Turning Back into Itself.
He married Arline Young in 1963; the couple's son was born eight years later.
He and poet Frank Stanford were both born in Mississippi.