Selected Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Claude McKay
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Jamaican-American poet Claude McKay (1889-1948) came to the U.S. in 1912 and became an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance. This inexpensive edition includes a representative sample of his Jamaican dialect verse, but concentrates on poems from Harlem Shadows (1922) and uncollected verse. Edited and with an introduction by Joan R. Sherman.
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A selection of the early poetry (up to 1921) of McKay's poetry. It shows his development from the early vernacular poetry (some of which, such as 'The Midnight Woman to the Bobby' , is of amazing power) to his mature voice as a black poet in a white world.
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