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Loading... The Book of American negro poetry (edition 1969)by James Weldon Johnson
Work InformationThe Book of American Negro Poetry by James Weldon Johnson
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I was searching for a book to fulfill a portion of my readers challenge and stumbled upon this amazing compilation. There are over 30 poets and 177 beautifully detailed works in this collection. "The Haunted Oak" is such a fitting title and keenly distressing. "Calling the Doctor" reminds me of all the things Grandma use to mention when she would talk about curing ills. And "Miss Melerlee"- "Dat’s not yo’ name, but it ought to be!" is just so fun to recite. Throughout this book, the cadence is beautiful on the tongue and the words astute. I give this 5 stars. I was blessed to find this free on Amazon for Kindle. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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HTML: The work of James Weldon Johnson (1871 - 1938) inspired and encouraged the artists of the Harlem Renaissance,a movement in which he himself was an important figure. Johnson was active in almost every aspect of American civil life and became one of the first African-American professors at New York University. He is best remembered for his writing, which questions, celebrates and commemorates his experience as an African-American. .No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)811.008Literature English (North America) American poetry Specific kinds of poetry {only by more than one author} Modified standard subdivisions Collections of literary textsLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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