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Thompson published her second collection of poetry, "A Garland of Poems", with a publishing company in Boston called the
Christopher Publishing House in 1926. This poetry collection was singularly dedicated to Garland Yancey, saying "in recognition of his unfailing Kindness and Affection". While
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Thompson, Clara Ann. “‘Songs from the
Wayside," by Clara Ann Thompson (1908).” Women of the Early Harlem Renaissance: African American Women Writers 1900–1922, Scalar, 7 Nov. 2018, scalar.lehigh.edu/harlemwomen/songs-from-the-wayside-by-clara-ann-thompson-1908.
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Thompson was finding herself more comfortable with her religious self, her previous race-related works started to diminish. This was during the World Wars, so this collection of poems was meant to find comfort and guidance during these troubling times.
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Parascandola, Louis J., and
Camille E. Beazer. “Thompson, Priscilla Jane (1871-1942), Poet and Lecturer.” American National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2020, www.anb.org/view/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-1602883.
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Schomburg African American Women Writers of the 19th Century.” AAWW Biographies, The New York Public Library, 2000, digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/bio2.html.
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