Knowledge (XXG)

Countee Cullen

Source đź“ť

971:, March 1, 1925. Count Cullen wrote "Heritage" during a time when African-American artists were dreaming of Africa. During the Harlem Renaissance, Cullen, Hughes, and other poets were using their creative energy trying fuse Africa into the narrative of their African-American lives. In "Heritage", Cullen grapples with the separation of his African culture and history created by the institution of slavery. To Cullen, Africa was not a place of which he had personal knowledge. It was a place that he knew through someone else's description, passed down through generations. Africa was a place of heritage. Throughout the poem, he struggles with the cost of the cultural conversion and religious conversion of his ancestors when they were away "torn from Africa". 967:
with no mention were made of color. Secondly, the poems that circled around the consciousness of African Americans and how being a "Negro in a day like this" in America is very cruel. Through Cullen's writing, readers can view his own subjectivity of his inner workings and how he viewed the Negro soul and mind. He discusses the psychology of African Americans in his writings and gives an extra dimension that forces the reader to see a harsh reality of Americas past time. "Heritage" is one of Countee Cullen's best-known poems published in this book. Although it is published in Color, it originally appeared in
456: 745: 2388: 2374: 1020:'First love! First love!' I urged". (The poem portrays love as necessary to continue in life and that it is basic to life as the corner stone or the fundamental of building home.) Similarly, in "Love's Way", Cullen's poem portrays a love that shares and unifies the world. The poem suggests that "love is not demanding, all, itself/ Withholding aught; love's is nobler way/ of courtesy" . In the poem, the speaker contends that "Love rehabilitates unto the end." Love fixes itself, regrows, and heals. 447:, experienced difficulties before ending in divorce. He subsequently had relationships with many different men, although each ended poorly. Each relationship had a sense of shame or secrecy, such as his relationship with Edward Atkinson. Cullen later married Ida Robertson while potentially in a relationship with Atkinson. Letters between Cullen and Atkinson suggest a romantic interest, although there is no concrete evidence that they were in a sexual relationship. 33: 2562: 503:, planned the details of the wedding with little help from Yolande. Every detail of the wedding, including the rail car used for transportation and Cullen receiving the marriage license four days prior to the wedding day, was considered big news and was reported to the public by the African-American press. His father, Frederick A. Cullen, officiated at the wedding. The church was overcrowded, as 3,000 people came to witness the ceremony. 940:
poetry than from the nebulous atavistic yearnings towards an African inheritance." Cullen believed that African-American poets should work within the English conventions of poetry to prove to white Americans that African Americans could participate in these classic traditions. He believed using a more traditional style of writing poetry would allow African Americans to build bridges between the black and white communities.
2434: 2574: 239:, Harlem's largest congregation, and his wife, the former Carolyn Belle Mitchell, adopted the 15-year-old Countee Porter, although the adoption may not have been official. Frederick Cullen was a central figure in Countee's life, and acted as his father. The influential minister would eventually become president of the Harlem chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ( 2550: 644:, which represents "the discovery of black values and the Negro’s awareness of his situation". Cullen saw Negritude as an awakening of a race consciousness and black modernism that flowed into Harlem. Cullen's poetry "Heritage" and "Dark Tower" reflect ideas of the Negritude movement. These poems examine African roots and intertwine them with a fresh aspect of African-American life. 407:, but its subject was far from the world of their Romantic sonnets. The poet accepts that there is God, and "God is good, well-meaning, kind", but he finds a contradiction in his own plight in a racist society: he is black and a poet. In 1926, Cullen graduated with a master's degree while also serving as the guest editor of a special "Negro Poets" issue of the poetry magazine, 2457: 652:
albeit indirectly, and other Harlem Renaissance writers, for the “desire to run away spiritually from race”. Hughes condemned “the desire to pour racial individuality into the mold of American standardization, and to be as little Negro and as much American as possible.” Though Hughes critiqued Cullen, he still admired his work and noted the significance of his writing.
2422: 507:
love for men. Yolande told her father and filed for divorce. Her father wrote separately to Cullen, saying that he thought Yolande's lack of sexual experience was the reason the marriage did not work out. The couple divorced in 1930 in Paris. The details were negotiated between Cullen and Yolande's father, as the wedding details had been.
544: 259:. He excelled academically at the school and started writing poetry. He won a citywide poetry contest. At DeWitt, he was elected into the honor society, was editor of the weekly newspaper, and was elected vice-president of his graduating class. In January 1922, he graduated with honors in Latin, Greek, Mathematics, and French. 2538: 515:, there is no evidence that the men were lovers, despite newspaper stories and gossip suggesting the contrary. Scholars have not reached consensus on Cullen's sexuality. He married Ida Mae Roberson in 1940 and lived, apparently happily, with her until his death in 1946. In the early 1940s, they lived on 966:
is Countee Cullen's first published book and color is "in every sense its prevailing characteristic." Cullen discusses heavy topics regarding race and the distance of one's heritage from their motherland and how it is lost. It has been said that his poems fall into a variety of categories: those that
896:
Due to Cullen's mixed identity, he developed an aesthetic that embraced both black and white cultures. He was a firm believer that poetry surpassed race and that it could be used to bring the races closer together. Although race was a recurring theme in his works, Cullen wanted to be known as a poet
1015:
is a collection of poetry published in New York in 1927. The collection examines the sense of love, particularly a love or unity between white and black people. In some poems, love is ominous and leads to death. However, in general, the love extends not only to people but to natural elements such as
984:
was a collection of poems published at the height of Cullen's career in 1929. The poems examine the relationship of faith and justice among African Americans. In some of the poems, Cullen equates the suffering of Christ in his crucifixion and the suffering of African Americans. This collection poems
939:
an anthology edited by Cullen, he expands on his belief of using a Eurocentric style of writing. He writes: "As heretical as it may sound, there is the probability that Negro poets, dependent as they are on the English language, may have more to gain from the rich background of English and American
651:
and poet and playwright Langston Hughes. Ellington admired Cullen for confronting a history of oppression and shaping a new voice of “great achievement over fearful odds”. Cullen maintained close friendships with two other prominent writers, Hughes and Alain Locke. However, Hughes critiqued Cullen,
706:
was the first time in American history that a large body of literary, art and musical work was contributed by African-American writers and artists. Cullen was at the epicenter of this new-found surge in literature. He considered poetry to be raceless. However, his poem "The Black Christ" took on a
534:
in Atlanta, Georgia. At Cullen's death, Jackman requested that his collection in Georgia be renamed, from the Harold Jackman Collection to the Countee Cullen Memorial Collection, in honor of his friend. After Jackman died of cancer in 1961, the collection at Clark Atlanta University was renamed as
510:
With the exception of this marriage before a huge congregation, Cullen was a shy person. He was not flamboyant with any of his relationships. It was rumored that Cullen had developed a relationship with Jackman, "the handsomest man in Harlem", which contributed to Cullen and Yolande's divorce. The
506:
After the newly wedded couple had a short honeymoon, Cullen traveled to Paris with his guardian/father, Frederick Cullen, and best man Jackman. Yolande soon joined him there, but they had difficulties from the first. A few months after their wedding, Cullen wrote a letter to Yolande confessing his
427:
helped Cullen come to terms with his sexuality. Locke wanted to introduce a new generation of African-American writers, such as Countee Cullen, to the reading public. Locke also sought to present the authentic natures of sex and sexuality through writing, creating a kind of relationship with those
558:
The Harlem Renaissance movement was centered in the cosmopolitan community of Harlem, in New York City, which had attracted talented migrants from across the country. During the 1920s, a fresh generation of African-American writers emerged, although a few were Harlem-born. Other leading figures
1016:
plants, trees, etc. Many of the poems also link the concept of love to a Christian background. Yet, Cullen was also attracted to something both pagan as well as Christian. in one of his poems "One Day We Played a Game", the theme of love appears. The speaker calls:
707:
racial theme, exploring a black youth convicted of a crime he did not commit. "But shortly after in the early 1930s, his work was almost completely of racial subject matter. His poetry instead focused on idyllic beauty and other classic romantic subjects."
320:
in New York City, he gave a speech to the League of Youth in which he said, “For we must be one thing or the other, an asset or a liability, the sinew in your wing to help you soar, or the chain to bind you to earth.” The speech was later printed in
440:. In March 1923, Cullen wrote to Locke about Carpenter's work: "It opened up for me soul windows which had been closed; it threw a noble and evident light on what I had begun to believe, because of what the world believes, ignoble and unnatural". 900:
Cullen developed his Eurocentric style of writing from his exposure to Graeco-Roman Classics and English Literature, work he was exposed to while attending universities like New York University and Harvard. In his collection of poems
331:
National Competitions for Undergraduate Poetry, sponsored by the Poetry Society of America, for his book of poems titled, "The Ballad of the Brown Girl". Soon after, he was publishing poetry in national periodicals such as
989:
also takes a close look at the racial violence in America during the 1920s. By the time Cullen published this book of poetry, the concept of the Black Messiah was prevalent in other African-American writers such as
2399: 2709: 240: 2689: 208:
Countee LeRoy Porter was born on May 30, 1903, to Elizabeth Thomas Lucas. Due to a lack of records of his early childhood, historians have had difficulty identifying his birthplace.
1818:"Letter to Edward Atkinson, May 19, 1943. Yale University Library Digital Collections, Countee Cullen Collection, 1903-1946; Box 1, Folder 3, Image 16731193 (PDF image 90 of 133)" 2511: 2363: 1883: 360:, earning him a national reputation. The ensuing year, he again placed second in the contest, finally winning first prize in 1925. He competed in a poetry contest sponsored by 733:
Between the years 1928 and 1934, Cullen traveled back and forth between France and the United States. By 1929 Cullen had published four volumes of poetry. The title poem of
1842: 2604: 756:
As well as writing books, Cullen promoted the work of other black writers. But by 1930 his reputation as a poet had waned. In 1932, his only novel was published,
511:
young, dashing Jackman was a school teacher and, thanks to his handsome visage, a prominent figure among Harlem's gay elite. According to Thomas Wirth, author of
2209: 2609: 526:
Jackman's diaries, letters, and outstanding collections of memorabilia are held in depositories across the country, such as the Amistad Research Center at
520: 443:
Critics and historians have not reached consensus as to Cullen's sexuality, partly because Cullen was unsure of this himself. Cullen's first marriage, to
2719: 2694: 2624: 2359: 2729: 2614: 395:. Written in a careful, traditional style, the work celebrated black beauty and deplored the effects of racism. The volume included "Heritage" and " 921:. Although continuing to develop themes of race and identity in his work, Cullen found artistic inspiration in ancient Greek and Roman literature. 815:, was criticized by black intellectuals for creating a negative image of black Americans. In another stretch, Cullen translated the Greek tragedy 479:. They met in the summer of 1923 when both were in college: she was at Fisk University and he was at NYU. Cullen's parents owned a summer home in 2629: 496:. However, her father disapproved of Lunceford. The relationship ended after Yolande accepted her father's preference of a marriage to Cullen. 2714: 2329: 2306: 2283: 2264: 2619: 2010: 343: 1984: 2724: 2634: 833: 191:; May 30, 1903 – January 9, 1946) was an American poet, novelist, children's writer, and playwright, particularly well known during the 2649: 2048: 1994: 1775: 1618: 1593: 1500: 1155: 1129: 1116: 1044: 1800: 1557: 2477: 1240: 2664: 2654: 631:, 1935). Writers benefited from newly available grants and scholarships, and were supported by such established white writers as 789:
In the last years of his life, Cullen wrote mostly for the theatre. He worked with Arna Bontemps to adapt Bontemps's 1931 novel
455: 2639: 220:
have been cited as possibilities. Although Cullen claimed to have been born in New York City, he also frequently referred to
2674: 2644: 2089: 1846: 1407: 832:
Several years later, Cullen died from high blood pressure and uremic poisoning on January 9, 1946, aged 42. He is buried in
399:", probably his most famous poems. "Yet Do I Marvel", about racial identity and injustice, showed the literary influence of 1547: 861: 317: 2528: 2175: 1963: 228:
at the age of nine by Amanda Porter, believed to be his paternal grandmother, who cared for him until her death in 1917.
2669: 2659: 32: 2704: 2679: 1199: 962: 956: 1583: 1318: 1765: 475:, whose son had died as an infant. The two young people were said to have been introduced by Cullen's close friend 252: 236: 2426: 749: 480: 483:
near the Jersey Shore, and Yolande and her family were likely also vacationing in the area when they first met.
2699: 531: 714:
magazine, where his column, "The Dark Tower", increased his literary reputation. Cullen's poetry collections
2684: 2367: 929: 857: 232: 61: 2411: 853: 349: 727: 516: 601: 2433: 1047:(includes the poems "Incident", "Near White", "Heritage", and others), illustrations by Charles Cullen 2599: 2594: 2566: 782:, an autobiography of his cat. Along with Herman W. Porter, Cullen also provided guidance to a young 570: 333: 221: 217: 65: 647:
Cullen's work intersects with the Harlem community and such prominent figures of the Renaissance as
499:
The wedding was the social event of the decade among the African-American elite. Cullen, along with
2438: 2387: 2373: 880: 812: 752:. (The stone is shared with Robert L. Cooper, the second husband (1953–1966) of Cullen's wife Ida.) 313: 96: 57: 2153: 1731: 1466: 1204: 924:
Cullen was also influenced by the Romantics and studied subjects of love, romance, and religion.
767: 764: 703: 596: 472: 400: 392: 192: 127: 101: 744: 384: 2325: 2302: 2279: 2260: 2085: 2077: 2067:, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 10591). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition 2044: 1990: 1836: 1796: 1771: 1614: 1589: 1553: 1496: 1403: 1400:
My Soul's High Song: The Collected Writings of Countee Cullen, Voice of the Harlem Renaissance
1151: 1125: 1112: 1040: 527: 424: 355: 256: 1187:
Caroling Dusk: An Anthology of Verse by Black Poets of the Twenties: Anthology of Black Verse
2542: 2515: 2145: 1887: 1723: 1104: 872: 808: 632: 552: 500: 493: 468: 429: 2472: 1639:
Manliness and Its Discontents: The Black Middle Class and the Transformation of Masculinity
2504:"Collection: Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman memorial collection | Archives Research Center" 1967: 1876:"Collection: Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman memorial collection | Archives Research Center" 991: 795: 606: 588: 464: 444: 428:
who felt the same. Locke introduced Cullen to gay-affirming material, such as the work of
396: 369: 365: 139: 1735: 2483: 1817: 763:
From 1934 until the end of his life, he taught English, French, and creative writing at
2295: 885: 648: 583: 476: 373: 737:(1929) was criticized for its use of Christian religious imagery; Cullen compared the 2588: 2554: 2462: 2157: 1265: 934: 868: 841: 804: 783: 775: 624: 565: 513:
Gay Rebel of the Harlem Renaissance, Selections from the Work of Richard Bruce Nugent
404: 328: 213: 2318: 2578: 1236: 995: 817: 800: 619: 578: 548: 640: 2519: 2149: 1891: 770:
in New York City. During this period, he also wrote two works for young readers:
999: 914: 876: 614: 560: 372:". Cullen graduated from NYU in 1925 and was one of eleven students selected to 1751:
Unnatural Selections: Eugenics in American Modernism and the Harlem Renaissance
1698:
Unnatural Selections: Eugenics in American Modernism and the Harlem Renaissance
985:
captures Cullen's idealistic aesthetic of race pride and religious skepticism.
2468:
Countee Cullen – Poets.org, from the Academy of Academic Poets: Countee Cullen
2442: 2183: 1960: 1727: 1373: 925: 760:, a social comedy of lower-class blacks and the bourgeoisie in New York City. 433: 323: 1753:. Chapel Hill and London: The University of North Carolina Press. p. 58. 1700:. Chapel Hill and London: The University of North Carolina Press. p. 57. 2503: 1875: 905:
Cullen uses Greek methodology to explore race and identity and writes about
837: 822: 490: 209: 2549: 1296:
Williams, Jasmin K (April 11, 2012). "Countee Cullen: A renaissance poet".
543: 2492: 2467: 2421: 2451: 2210:"The Black Christ by Countee Cullen with illustrations by Charles Cullen" 918: 738: 437: 1470: 1454: 1517: 910: 380: 1518:"Soul Windows | The Gay Love Letters of Countee Cullen. Excerpts from 906: 225: 2447: 391:, his first collection of poems that later became a landmark of the 2114:
Cueva, Edmond Paul (July 2013). "The Classics and Countee Cullen".
2065:
Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons
1822:
Yale University Library, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
1099:
On These I Stand: An Anthology of the Best Poems of Countee Cullen
743: 542: 454: 1931:. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press. p. 2. 224:, as his birthplace on legal applications. Cullen was brought to 487: 486:
While at Fisk, Yolande had had a romantic relationship with the
1071:, Harper & Brothers, 1929, illustrations by Charles Cullen 2239:
To Wake the Nations: Race in the Making of American Literature
1150:, Harper & Brothers, 1940; Modern Curriculum Press, 1991, 1065:, Harper & Brothers, 1927, illustrations by Charles Cullen 263:
New York University, Harvard University and early publications
1767:
The Harlem Renaissance Revisited: Politics, Arts, and Letters
1657:
The Harlem Renaissance Revisited: Politics, Arts, and Letters
1109:
My Soul's High Song: The Collected Writings of Countee Cullen
2176:"African American History: From Emancipation to the Present" 1659:. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 49. 860:, was named in his honor. In 2013, he was inducted into the 327:(August 1923). Also in 1923, Cullen won second prize in the 2136:
Phyllips, Cary (Winter 2015). "What Is Africa to Me Now?".
1718:
Molesworth, Charles (2012). "Countee Cullen's Reputation".
1341: 1339: 638:
The Harlem Renaissance was influenced by a movement called
415:
inviting him to edit an anthology of Black poetry in 1927.
364:
and came in second with "To One Who Say Me Nay", losing to
1986:"Cullen, Countee" Encyclopedia of African American Society 1816:
Cullen. Retrieved July 20, 2024., Countee (May 19, 1943).
702:
The social, cultural, and artistic explosion known as the
2011:"Ida Cullen Cooper, 86, Widow Of Harlem Renaissance Poet" 774:(1940), poems about the animals who were killed in the 1641:. The University of North Carolina Press. p. 188. 2526: 2512:
Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center
2364:
Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center
1884:
Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center
1795:. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 223. 1613:. New York: Taylor & Francis Books. p. 273. 799:(1946, published in 1971). Its score was composed by 1493:
A Queer Capital: A History of Gay Life in Washington
1455:"Idella Purnell's PALMS and Godfather Witter Bynner" 2710:
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni
2394: 2381: 2355: 133: 123: 115: 107: 92: 84: 72: 42: 23: 2317: 2301:. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Corporation. 2297:A Bio-bibliography of CountĂ©e P. Cullen, 1903–1946 2294: 1495:. New York: Taylor & Francis. pp. 57–58. 535:the Cullen-Jackman Collection to honor them both. 2400:Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman memorial collection 829:, with a collection of sonnets and short lyrics. 467:on April 9, 1928. She was the surviving child of 2278:. Chicago; London: University of Chicago Press. 1989:. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage. p. 241. 2276:And Bid Him Sing: A Biography of CountĂ©e Cullen 1929:And Bid Him Sing: A Biography of Countee Cullen 1793:And Bid Him Sing: A Biography of CountĂ©e Cullen 730:of 1928 enabled him to study and write abroad. 726:, but they were not so well received. Cullen's 660: 459:Cullen on his wedding day with Du Bois in 1928. 312:After graduating from high school, he attended 267: 2690:Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York) 1402:. New York: Doubleday. pp. 137, 547-550. 932:both influenced Cullen's style of writing. In 1577: 1575: 1573: 1571: 1569: 281:Why flesh that mirrors Him must someday die, 275:I doubt not God is good, well-meaning, kind, 8: 741:of a black man to the crucifixion of Jesus. 2478:"Poets of Cambridge U.S.A.: Countee Cullen" 2360:Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 1841:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 1585:Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance: A–J 1039:, Harper & Brothers, 1925; Ayer, 1993, 277:And did He stoop to quibble could tell why 2386: 2372: 2352: 2343: 1439: 1437: 31: 20: 1189:. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1927. 297:What awful brain compels His awful hand. 2385:JWJ MSS 7; 0000-0000-0000-0034; 41  2241:. Harvard University Press. p. 594. 2034: 2032: 1582:Wintz, Cary D.; Finkelman, Paul (2004). 1241:"About Countee Cullen's Life and Career" 1163:, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1942 1101:, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1947 301:To make a poet black, and bid him sing! 295:With petty cares to slightly understand 283:Make plain the reason tortured Tantalus 279:The little buried mole continues blind, 2533: 2346: 1864:. United States: Harper & Brothers. 1215: 299:Yet do I marvel at this curious thing: 287:If merely brute caprice dooms Sisyphus 285:Is baited by the fickle fruit, declare 2473:Modern American Poetry: Countee Cullen 2203: 2201: 1834: 1611:Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance 1520:Gay Love Letters through the Centuries 1393: 1391: 811:, set in a poor black neighborhood of 710:Cullen worked as assistant editor for 2605:20th-century African-American writers 2463:Countee Cullen: The Poetry Foundation 2259:. New York: Oxford University Press. 2232: 2230: 2169: 2167: 2131: 2129: 2109: 2107: 2105: 2103: 2101: 1978: 1976: 1940: 1938: 1713: 1711: 1709: 1707: 1676: 1674: 1672: 1670: 1668: 1666: 1650: 1648: 1632: 1630: 1313: 1311: 1309: 1307: 1291: 1289: 1287: 1231: 1229: 1227: 1225: 1223: 1221: 1219: 669:Strong bronzed men, or regal black 291:Inscrutable His ways are, and immune 289:To struggle up a never-ending stair. 7: 2082:Richard Durham's Destination Freedom 1549:Gay Voices of the Harlem Renaissance 2208:Hansen, Kelli (February 19, 2014). 2043:. Infobase Publishing. p. 57. 2610:20th-century American male writers 856:, a Harlem branch location of the 722:(1927) explored similar themes as 680:From the scenes his fathers loved, 671:Women from whose loins I sprang 293:To catechism by a mind too strewn 14: 2720:LGBT people from New York (state) 2695:DeWitt Clinton High School alumni 2625:20th-century American LGBT people 1245:MAPS: Modern American Poetry Site 825:, which was published in 1935 as 611:Harlem: A Melodrama of Negro Life 2572: 2560: 2548: 2536: 2455: 2432: 2420: 2214:Libraries University of Michigan 2084:. New York: Praeger. p. x. 1069:The Black Christ and Other Poems 735:The Black Christ and Other Poems 155: 2730:Novelists from New York (state) 2615:20th-century American novelists 2480:. Harvard Square Library, 2006. 2138:Research in African Literatures 1685:. New York: NAACP. p. 238. 1546:Schwarz, A. B. Christa (2003). 1122:Countee Cullen: Collected Poems 786:during his time at the school. 748:The grave of Countee Cullen in 379:That same year, Cullen entered 172: 151: 1947:Countee Cullen Collected Poems 1916:. Lexington Books. p. 31. 1093:The Medea and Some Other Poems 903:To the Three for Whom the Book 897:not strictly defined by race. 888:, recapped parts of his life. 1: 2630:African-American male writers 2324:. Boston: Twayne Publishers. 1764:Ogbar, Jeffrey O. G. (2010). 1083:, Harper & Brothers, 1932 1053:, Harper & Brothers, 1927 862:New York Writers Hall of Fame 665:Copper sun or scarlet sea, 2715:African-American LGBT people 2412:How to use archival material 2274:Molesworth, Charles (2012). 2150:10.2979/reseafrilite.46.4.10 2116:Interdisciplinary Humanities 1927:Molesworth, Charles (2012). 1791:Molesworth, Charles (2012). 1552:. Indiana University Press. 1161:My Lives and How I Lost Them 1124:, Library of America, 2013, 1063:The Ballad of the Brown Girl 780:My Lives and How I Lost Them 716:The Ballad of the Brown Girl 673:When the birds of Eden sang? 667:Jungle star or jungle track, 2620:20th-century American poets 2454:(public domain audiobooks) 1683:"Our Book Shelf" The Crisis 1298:The New York Amsterdam News 1200:African-American literature 957:Color (Countee Cullen book) 684:Spicy grove, cinnamon tree, 676:One three centuries removed 16:American author (1903–1946) 2746: 2725:New York University alumni 2635:African-American novelists 2237:Sundquist, Eric J (1993). 1966:December 21, 2013, at the 1749:English, Daylanne (2004). 1696:English, Daylanne (2004). 1526:Gay History and Literature 1354:Shucard: 10; cf. Perry: 4. 1345:Perry: 4; cf. Shucard: 10. 954: 387:in English, and published 253:DeWitt Clinton High School 247:DeWitt Clinton High School 237:Methodist Episcopal Church 2650:American bisexual writers 2316:Shucard, Alan R. (1984). 2017:. May 6, 1986. p. B8 1949:. The Library of America. 1845:) CS1 maint: url-status ( 1736:10.2979/transition.107.67 1728:10.2979/transition.107.67 481:Pleasantville, New Jersey 411:. The appointment led to 307:"Yet Do I Marvel" (1925) 30: 2293:Perry, Margaret (1971). 2255:Huggins, Nathan (2007). 2041:African-American Writers 1912:Rabaka, Reiland (2015). 1860:Cullen, Countee (1925). 1681:Du Bois, W.E.B. (1926). 1637:Summers, Martin (2004). 1588:. Taylor & Francis. 1398:Cullen, Countee (1991). 1385:Perry: 5 cf. Shucard: 7. 1025:The Medea and Some Poems 827:The Medea and Some Poems 663:What is Africa to me: 532:Clark Atlanta University 2665:American male novelists 2655:American LGBT novelists 2448:Works by Countee Cullen 2368:Amistad Research Center 1983:Jaynes, Gerald (2005). 1945:Jackson, Major (2013). 1655:Ogbar, Jeffrey (2010). 1516:Norton, Rictor (1998). 930:Edna St. Vincent Millay 858:New York Public Library 521:the Garrison Apartments 316:(NYU). In 1923, at the 62:New York City, New York 37:Countee Cullen, c. 1927 2640:African-American poets 2039:Bader, Philip (2004). 1914:The Negritude Movement 1491:Beemyn, Genny (2015). 1453:Potter, Vilma (1994). 854:Countee Cullen Library 753: 694: 555: 460: 432:, at a time when most 304: 2675:Bisexual male writers 2645:American anthologists 2508:findingaids.auctr.edu 1880:findingaids.auctr.edu 747: 728:Guggenheim Fellowship 546: 458: 2429:at Wikimedia Commons 2174:Holloway, Jonathan. 1970:, Poetry Foundation. 1609:Wintz, Cary (2004). 1459:American Periodicals 1376:, Poetry Foundation. 1087:Any Human to Another 688:What is Africa to me 571:James Weldon Johnson 222:Louisville, Kentucky 218:Louisville, Kentucky 189:Countee LeRoy Porter 154: 1928; 66:Louisville, Kentucky 46:Countee LeRoy Porter 2670:American male poets 2660:American LGBT poets 2520:20.500.12322/fa:034 1892:20.500.12322/fa:034 1111:, Doubleday, 1991, 892:Literary influences 881:Destination Freedom 813:St. Louis, Missouri 656:Professional career 530:in New Orleans and 471:and his first wife 314:New York University 251:Cullen entered the 233:Frederick A. Cullen 210:Baltimore, Maryland 97:New York University 58:Baltimore, Maryland 2705:Harlem Renaissance 2680:Bisexual novelists 2437:Works by or about 2257:Harlem Renaissance 2078:MacDonald, J. Fred 2015:The New York Times 1272:. February 4, 2014 1205:Harlem Renaissance 1031:Poetry collections 807:, both white. The 768:Junior High School 765:Frederick Douglass 754: 704:Harlem Renaissance 602:Jonah's Gourd Vine 597:Zora Neale Hurston 556: 551:in 1941, photo by 539:Harlem Renaissance 519:in West Harlem at 473:Nina Gomer Du Bois 461: 401:William Wordsworth 393:Harlem Renaissance 255:, then located in 235:, pastor of Salem 193:Harlem Renaissance 128:Harlem Renaissance 102:Harvard University 2497:Books and Writers 2491:Petri Liukkonen. 2487:(1925) online pdf 2425:Media related to 2417: 2416: 2406: 2405: 2331:978-0-8057-7411-5 2308:978-0-8371-3325-6 2285:978-0-226-53364-3 2266:978-0-19-506336-3 2180:Open Yale courses 1374:"Yet Do I Marvel" 1323:Poetry Foundation 1142:One Way to Heaven 1081:One Way to Heaven 834:Woodlawn Cemetery 758:One Way to Heaven 750:Woodlawn Cemetery 528:Tulane University 271:"Yet Do I Marvel" 182: 181: 124:Literary movement 2737: 2577: 2576: 2575: 2565: 2564: 2563: 2553: 2552: 2541: 2540: 2539: 2532: 2523: 2493:"Countee Cullen" 2459: 2458: 2436: 2424: 2402: 2390: 2377: 2376: 2353: 2344: 2335: 2323: 2312: 2300: 2289: 2270: 2243: 2242: 2234: 2225: 2224: 2222: 2220: 2205: 2196: 2195: 2193: 2191: 2186:on April 8, 2017 2182:. Archived from 2171: 2162: 2161: 2133: 2124: 2123: 2111: 2096: 2095: 2074: 2068: 2061: 2055: 2054: 2036: 2027: 2026: 2024: 2022: 2007: 2001: 2000: 1980: 1971: 1957: 1951: 1950: 1942: 1933: 1932: 1924: 1918: 1917: 1909: 1903: 1902: 1900: 1898: 1872: 1866: 1865: 1857: 1851: 1850: 1840: 1832: 1830: 1828: 1813: 1807: 1806: 1788: 1782: 1781: 1761: 1755: 1754: 1746: 1740: 1739: 1715: 1702: 1701: 1693: 1687: 1686: 1678: 1661: 1660: 1652: 1643: 1642: 1634: 1625: 1624: 1606: 1600: 1599: 1579: 1564: 1563: 1543: 1537: 1536: 1534: 1532: 1513: 1507: 1506: 1488: 1482: 1481: 1479: 1477: 1450: 1444: 1441: 1432: 1429: 1423: 1420: 1414: 1413: 1395: 1386: 1383: 1377: 1370: 1364: 1361: 1355: 1352: 1346: 1343: 1334: 1333: 1331: 1329: 1319:"Countee Cullen" 1315: 1302: 1301: 1293: 1282: 1281: 1279: 1277: 1266:"Countee Cullen" 1262: 1256: 1255: 1253: 1251: 1233: 1105:Gerald Lyn Early 1019: 987:The Black Christ 982:The Black Christ 976:The Black Christ 809:Broadway musical 791:God Sends Sunday 698: 697:From "Heritage" 633:Carl Van Vechten 553:Carl Van Vechten 494:Jimmie Lunceford 469:W. E. B. Du Bois 430:Edward Carpenter 423:American writer 308: 176: 174: 165:Ida Mae Roberson 159: 157: 153: 79: 54: 52: 35: 21: 2745: 2744: 2740: 2739: 2738: 2736: 2735: 2734: 2700:Formalist poets 2585: 2584: 2583: 2573: 2571: 2561: 2559: 2547: 2537: 2535: 2527: 2502: 2456: 2398: 2371: 2342: 2332: 2315: 2309: 2292: 2286: 2273: 2267: 2254: 2251: 2249:Further reading 2246: 2236: 2235: 2228: 2218: 2216: 2207: 2206: 2199: 2189: 2187: 2173: 2172: 2165: 2135: 2134: 2127: 2113: 2112: 2099: 2092: 2076: 2075: 2071: 2063:Wilson, Scott. 2062: 2058: 2051: 2038: 2037: 2030: 2020: 2018: 2009: 2008: 2004: 1997: 1982: 1981: 1974: 1968:Wayback Machine 1958: 1954: 1944: 1943: 1936: 1926: 1925: 1921: 1911: 1910: 1906: 1896: 1894: 1874: 1873: 1869: 1859: 1858: 1854: 1833: 1826: 1824: 1815: 1814: 1810: 1803: 1790: 1789: 1785: 1778: 1763: 1762: 1758: 1748: 1747: 1743: 1717: 1716: 1705: 1695: 1694: 1690: 1680: 1679: 1664: 1654: 1653: 1646: 1636: 1635: 1628: 1621: 1608: 1607: 1603: 1596: 1581: 1580: 1567: 1560: 1545: 1544: 1540: 1530: 1528: 1515: 1514: 1510: 1503: 1490: 1489: 1485: 1475: 1473: 1452: 1451: 1447: 1442: 1435: 1430: 1426: 1421: 1417: 1410: 1397: 1396: 1389: 1384: 1380: 1371: 1367: 1362: 1358: 1353: 1349: 1344: 1337: 1327: 1325: 1317: 1316: 1305: 1295: 1294: 1285: 1275: 1273: 1264: 1263: 1259: 1249: 1247: 1235: 1234: 1217: 1213: 1196: 1183: 1174:St. Louis Woman 1170: 1138: 1033: 1028: 1017: 1010: 992:Langston Hughes 979: 959: 953: 946: 894: 850: 796:St. Louis Woman 793:as the musical 700: 696: 693: 691: 686: 682: 678: 674: 672: 670: 668: 666: 664: 658: 607:Wallace Thurman 593:The Weary Blues 589:Langston Hughes 575:Black Manhattan 541: 465:Yolande Du Bois 463:Cullen married 453: 445:Yolande Du Bois 421: 370:The Weary Blues 366:Langston Hughes 310: 306: 303: 300: 298: 296: 294: 292: 290: 288: 286: 284: 282: 280: 278: 276: 274: 273: 265: 249: 206: 201: 178: 175: 1940) 170: 166: 162: 161: 158: 1930) 149: 145: 142: 140:Yolande Du Bois 100: 93:Alma mater 77: 76:January 9, 1946 56: 50: 48: 47: 38: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 2743: 2741: 2733: 2732: 2727: 2722: 2717: 2712: 2707: 2702: 2697: 2692: 2687: 2685:Bisexual poets 2682: 2677: 2672: 2667: 2662: 2657: 2652: 2647: 2642: 2637: 2632: 2627: 2622: 2617: 2612: 2607: 2602: 2597: 2587: 2586: 2582: 2581: 2569: 2557: 2545: 2525: 2524: 2500: 2489: 2481: 2475: 2470: 2465: 2460: 2445: 2439:CounteĂ© Cullen 2430: 2427:Countee Cullen 2415: 2414: 2408: 2407: 2404: 2403: 2396: 2392: 2391: 2383: 2379: 2378: 2357: 2349: 2348: 2341: 2340:External links 2338: 2337: 2336: 2330: 2320:Countee Cullen 2313: 2307: 2290: 2284: 2271: 2265: 2250: 2247: 2245: 2244: 2226: 2197: 2163: 2125: 2097: 2090: 2080:, ed. (1989). 2069: 2056: 2050:978-1438107837 2049: 2028: 2002: 1996:978-0761927648 1995: 1972: 1952: 1934: 1919: 1904: 1867: 1852: 1808: 1801: 1783: 1777:978-0801894619 1776: 1756: 1741: 1722:(107): 68–69. 1703: 1688: 1662: 1644: 1626: 1620:978-1579584573 1619: 1601: 1595:978-1579584573 1594: 1565: 1558: 1538: 1508: 1502:978-1317819387 1501: 1483: 1445: 1433: 1424: 1415: 1408: 1387: 1378: 1365: 1356: 1347: 1335: 1303: 1283: 1257: 1214: 1212: 1209: 1208: 1207: 1202: 1195: 1192: 1191: 1190: 1182: 1179: 1178: 1177: 1169: 1166: 1165: 1164: 1158: 1156:978-0813672175 1145: 1137: 1134: 1133: 1132: 1130:978-1598530834 1119: 1117:978-0385417587 1102: 1096: 1090: 1084: 1078: 1072: 1066: 1060: 1054: 1048: 1045:978-0881431551 1032: 1029: 1027: 1022: 1009: 1004: 978: 973: 955:Main article: 952: 947: 945: 942: 893: 890: 886:Richard Durham 849: 846: 661: 659: 657: 654: 649:Duke Ellington 584:Home to Harlem 540: 537: 501:W.E.B. Du Bois 477:Harold Jackman 452: 449: 420: 417: 374:Phi Beta Kappa 268: 266: 264: 261: 257:Hell's Kitchen 248: 245: 205: 202: 200: 197: 185:Countee Cullen 180: 179: 168: 164: 163: 147: 143: 138: 137: 135: 131: 130: 125: 121: 120: 117: 113: 112: 109: 105: 104: 94: 90: 89: 86: 82: 81: 80:(aged 42) 74: 70: 69: 44: 40: 39: 36: 28: 27: 25:Countee Cullen 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2742: 2731: 2728: 2726: 2723: 2721: 2718: 2716: 2713: 2711: 2708: 2706: 2703: 2701: 2698: 2696: 2693: 2691: 2688: 2686: 2683: 2681: 2678: 2676: 2673: 2671: 2668: 2666: 2663: 2661: 2658: 2656: 2653: 2651: 2648: 2646: 2643: 2641: 2638: 2636: 2633: 2631: 2628: 2626: 2623: 2621: 2618: 2616: 2613: 2611: 2608: 2606: 2603: 2601: 2598: 2596: 2593: 2592: 2590: 2580: 2570: 2568: 2567:United States 2558: 2556: 2551: 2546: 2544: 2534: 2530: 2521: 2517: 2513: 2509: 2505: 2501: 2498: 2494: 2490: 2488: 2486: 2482: 2479: 2476: 2474: 2471: 2469: 2466: 2464: 2461: 2453: 2449: 2446: 2444: 2440: 2435: 2431: 2428: 2423: 2419: 2418: 2413: 2410: 2409: 2401: 2397: 2393: 2389: 2384: 2380: 2375: 2369: 2365: 2361: 2358: 2354: 2351: 2350: 2345: 2339: 2333: 2327: 2322: 2321: 2314: 2310: 2304: 2299: 2298: 2291: 2287: 2281: 2277: 2272: 2268: 2262: 2258: 2253: 2252: 2248: 2240: 2233: 2231: 2227: 2215: 2211: 2204: 2202: 2198: 2185: 2181: 2177: 2170: 2168: 2164: 2159: 2155: 2151: 2147: 2143: 2139: 2132: 2130: 2126: 2121: 2117: 2110: 2108: 2106: 2104: 2102: 2098: 2093: 2087: 2083: 2079: 2073: 2070: 2066: 2060: 2057: 2052: 2046: 2042: 2035: 2033: 2029: 2016: 2012: 2006: 2003: 1998: 1992: 1988: 1987: 1979: 1977: 1973: 1969: 1965: 1962: 1956: 1953: 1948: 1941: 1939: 1935: 1930: 1923: 1920: 1915: 1908: 1905: 1893: 1889: 1885: 1881: 1877: 1871: 1868: 1863: 1856: 1853: 1848: 1844: 1838: 1823: 1819: 1812: 1809: 1804: 1802:9780226533643 1798: 1794: 1787: 1784: 1779: 1773: 1770:. JHU Press. 1769: 1768: 1760: 1757: 1752: 1745: 1742: 1737: 1733: 1729: 1725: 1721: 1714: 1712: 1710: 1708: 1704: 1699: 1692: 1689: 1684: 1677: 1675: 1673: 1671: 1669: 1667: 1663: 1658: 1651: 1649: 1645: 1640: 1633: 1631: 1627: 1622: 1616: 1612: 1605: 1602: 1597: 1591: 1587: 1586: 1578: 1576: 1574: 1572: 1570: 1566: 1561: 1559:9780253216076 1555: 1551: 1550: 1542: 1539: 1527: 1523: 1521: 1512: 1509: 1504: 1498: 1494: 1487: 1484: 1472: 1468: 1464: 1460: 1456: 1449: 1446: 1440: 1438: 1434: 1428: 1425: 1419: 1416: 1411: 1405: 1401: 1394: 1392: 1388: 1382: 1379: 1375: 1369: 1366: 1360: 1357: 1351: 1348: 1342: 1340: 1336: 1324: 1320: 1314: 1312: 1310: 1308: 1304: 1299: 1292: 1290: 1288: 1284: 1271: 1267: 1261: 1258: 1250:September 30, 1246: 1242: 1238: 1237:Early, Gerald 1232: 1230: 1228: 1226: 1224: 1222: 1220: 1216: 1210: 1206: 1203: 1201: 1198: 1197: 1193: 1188: 1185: 1184: 1180: 1175: 1172: 1171: 1167: 1162: 1159: 1157: 1153: 1149: 1146: 1143: 1140: 1139: 1135: 1131: 1127: 1123: 1120: 1118: 1114: 1110: 1106: 1103: 1100: 1097: 1094: 1091: 1088: 1085: 1082: 1079: 1076: 1073: 1070: 1067: 1064: 1061: 1058: 1055: 1052: 1049: 1046: 1042: 1038: 1035: 1034: 1030: 1026: 1023: 1021: 1014: 1008: 1005: 1003: 1001: 997: 996:Claude Mackay 993: 988: 983: 977: 974: 972: 970: 965: 964: 958: 951: 948: 943: 941: 938: 936: 935:Caroling Dusk 931: 927: 922: 920: 916: 912: 908: 904: 898: 891: 889: 887: 884:, written by 883: 882: 878: 874: 870: 865: 863: 859: 855: 847: 845: 843: 842:New York City 839: 835: 830: 828: 824: 820: 819: 814: 810: 806: 805:Johnny Mercer 802: 798: 797: 792: 787: 785: 784:James Baldwin 781: 777: 773: 769: 766: 761: 759: 751: 746: 742: 740: 736: 731: 729: 725: 721: 717: 713: 708: 705: 699: 692: 689: 685: 681: 677: 655: 653: 650: 645: 643: 642: 636: 634: 630: 629:Black Thunder 626: 625:Arna Bontemps 622: 621: 616: 612: 608: 604: 603: 598: 594: 590: 586: 585: 580: 576: 572: 568: 567: 566:The New Negro 562: 554: 550: 545: 538: 536: 533: 529: 524: 522: 518: 514: 508: 504: 502: 497: 495: 492: 489: 484: 482: 478: 474: 470: 466: 457: 451:Relationships 450: 448: 446: 441: 439: 438:in the closet 435: 431: 426: 418: 416: 414: 410: 406: 405:William Blake 402: 398: 394: 390: 386: 382: 377: 375: 371: 367: 363: 359: 358: 353: 352: 347: 346: 341: 337: 336: 330: 329:Witter Bynner 326: 325: 319: 315: 309: 302: 272: 262: 260: 258: 254: 246: 244: 242: 238: 234: 229: 227: 223: 219: 215: 214:New York City 211: 203: 198: 196: 194: 190: 186: 141: 136: 132: 129: 126: 122: 118: 114: 110: 106: 103: 98: 95: 91: 87: 83: 75: 71: 67: 63: 59: 45: 41: 34: 29: 22: 19: 2507: 2496: 2484: 2319: 2296: 2275: 2256: 2238: 2217:. Retrieved 2213: 2188:. Retrieved 2184:the original 2179: 2144:(4): 10–12. 2141: 2137: 2119: 2115: 2081: 2072: 2064: 2059: 2040: 2019:. Retrieved 2014: 2005: 1985: 1955: 1946: 1928: 1922: 1913: 1907: 1895:. Retrieved 1879: 1870: 1861: 1855: 1825:. Retrieved 1821: 1811: 1792: 1786: 1766: 1759: 1750: 1744: 1719: 1697: 1691: 1682: 1656: 1638: 1610: 1604: 1584: 1548: 1541: 1529:. Retrieved 1525: 1519: 1511: 1492: 1486: 1474:. Retrieved 1462: 1458: 1448: 1427: 1418: 1399: 1381: 1368: 1359: 1350: 1326:. Retrieved 1322: 1297: 1274:. Retrieved 1269: 1260: 1248:. Retrieved 1244: 1186: 1173: 1160: 1148:The Lost Zoo 1147: 1141: 1121: 1108: 1098: 1092: 1086: 1080: 1074: 1068: 1062: 1056: 1050: 1036: 1024: 1012: 1011: 1006: 986: 981: 980: 975: 968: 961: 960: 949: 933: 923: 902: 899: 895: 879: 866: 851: 831: 826: 816: 801:Harold Arlen 794: 790: 788: 779: 772:The Lost Zoo 771: 762: 757: 755: 734: 732: 723: 719: 715: 711: 709: 701: 695: 687: 683: 679: 675: 662: 646: 639: 637: 628: 623:, 1923) and 618: 610: 600: 592: 582: 579:Claude McKay 574: 564: 557: 549:Central Park 525: 512: 509: 505: 498: 485: 462: 442: 422: 412: 408: 388: 383:to pursue a 378: 361: 356: 350: 344: 339: 334: 322: 311: 305: 270: 269: 250: 230: 207: 188: 184: 183: 78:(1946-01-09) 55:May 30, 1903 18: 2600:1946 deaths 2595:1903 births 2382:Identifiers 2347:Archives at 1443:Shucard: 7. 1057:Harlem Wine 1000:Jean Toomer 944:Major works 718:(1927) and 712:Opportunity 615:Jean Toomer 561:Alain Locke 491:saxophonist 425:Alain Locke 362:Opportunity 351:The Bookman 345:Opportunity 2589:Categories 2443:Wikisource 2091:0275931382 1961:"Heritage" 1720:Transition 1409:0385417586 1211:References 1051:Copper Sun 1013:Copper Sun 1007:Copper Sun 969:The Survey 926:John Keats 917:, and the 720:Copper Sun 547:Cullen in 517:Sugar Hill 340:The Crisis 324:The Crisis 199:Early life 85:Occupation 51:1903-05-30 2543:Biography 2158:162558115 2021:March 16, 1897:April 24, 1476:March 30, 1465:: 55–56. 1431:Perry: 7. 1422:Perry: 6. 1363:Perry: 5. 1270:poets.org 1181:As editor 915:Phasiphae 873:anthology 838:The Bronx 823:Euripides 641:NĂ©gritude 613:, 1929), 605:, 1934), 595:, 1926), 587:, 1928), 577:, 1930), 569:, 1925), 559:included 419:Sexuality 318:Town Hall 231:Reverend 204:Childhood 2452:LibriVox 2356:Location 2122:: 24–36. 1964:Archived 1959:Cullen, 1837:cite web 1827:July 24, 1471:20771064 1372:Cullen, 1194:See also 919:Minotaur 739:lynching 413:Harper's 397:Incident 385:master's 335:Harper's 2529:Portals 2219:May 18, 2190:May 25, 1531:May 28, 1328:May 16, 1276:May 16, 1107:(ed.), 1075:Tableau 911:Theseus 381:Harvard 177:​ 169:​ 160:​ 148:​ 144:​ 111:1923–46 2555:Poetry 2395:Source 2370:  2328:  2305:  2282:  2263:  2156:  2088:  2047:  1993:  1799:  1774:  1734:  1617:  1592:  1556:  1499:  1469:  1406:  1176:(1946) 1154:  1144:(1931) 1128:  1115:  1095:(1935) 1089:(1934) 1077:(1925) 1059:(1926) 1043:  998:, and 907:Medusa 875:radio 848:Honors 778:, and 357:Poetry 354:, and 226:Harlem 216:, and 187:(born 134:Spouse 119:Poetry 108:Period 88:Writer 68:, U.S. 2579:LGBTQ 2485:Color 2154:S2CID 1862:Color 1732:JSTOR 1467:JSTOR 1168:Drama 1136:Prose 1037:Color 963:Color 950:Color 877:drama 818:Medea 776:Flood 724:Color 436:were 409:Palms 389:Color 241:NAACP 171:( 167: 150:( 146: 116:Genre 64:, or 2326:ISBN 2303:ISBN 2280:ISBN 2261:ISBN 2221:2017 2192:2017 2086:ISBN 2045:ISBN 2023:2020 1991:ISBN 1899:2021 1847:link 1843:link 1829:2024 1797:ISBN 1772:ISBN 1615:ISBN 1590:ISBN 1554:ISBN 1533:2019 1497:ISBN 1478:2022 1404:ISBN 1330:2017 1278:2017 1252:2022 1152:ISBN 1126:ISBN 1113:ISBN 1041:ISBN 928:and 871:the 869:1949 852:The 803:and 620:Cane 488:jazz 434:gays 403:and 368:'s " 156:div. 73:Died 43:Born 2516:hdl 2450:at 2441:at 2146:doi 1888:hdl 1724:doi 867:In 836:in 821:by 523:. 243:). 2591:: 2514:. 2510:. 2506:. 2495:. 2366:, 2362:, 2229:^ 2212:. 2200:^ 2178:. 2166:^ 2152:. 2142:46 2140:. 2128:^ 2120:30 2118:. 2100:^ 2031:^ 2013:. 1975:^ 1937:^ 1886:. 1882:. 1878:. 1839:}} 1835:{{ 1820:. 1730:. 1706:^ 1665:^ 1647:^ 1629:^ 1568:^ 1524:. 1461:. 1457:. 1436:^ 1390:^ 1338:^ 1321:. 1306:^ 1286:^ 1268:. 1243:. 1239:. 1218:^ 1002:. 994:, 913:, 909:, 864:. 844:. 840:, 635:. 376:. 348:, 342:, 338:, 212:, 195:. 173:m. 152:m. 60:, 2531:: 2522:. 2518:: 2499:. 2334:. 2311:. 2288:. 2269:. 2223:. 2194:. 2160:. 2148:: 2094:. 2053:. 2025:. 1999:. 1901:. 1890:: 1849:) 1831:. 1805:. 1780:. 1738:. 1726:: 1623:. 1598:. 1562:. 1535:. 1522:" 1505:. 1480:. 1463:4 1412:. 1332:. 1300:. 1280:. 1254:. 1018:" 937:, 690:? 627:( 617:( 609:( 599:( 591:( 581:( 573:( 563:( 99:; 53:) 49:(

Index

Countee Cullen, c. 1927
Baltimore, Maryland
New York City, New York
Louisville, Kentucky
New York University
Harvard University
Harlem Renaissance
Yolande Du Bois
Harlem Renaissance
Baltimore, Maryland
New York City
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Harlem
Frederick A. Cullen
Methodist Episcopal Church
NAACP
DeWitt Clinton High School
Hell's Kitchen
New York University
Town Hall
The Crisis
Witter Bynner
Harper's
Opportunity
The Bookman
Poetry
Langston Hughes
The Weary Blues
Phi Beta Kappa

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑