Countee Cullen collected Poems / edited by Major Jackson

A major and sometimes controversial figure of the Harlem Renaissance, Countee Cullen fused a mastery of the formal lyric with a passionate engagement with themes social, religious, racial, and personal in such books as Color, Copper Sun, and The Black Christ. Certain of his poems-- "Heritage," "Yet...

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Other Authors: Cullen, Countee, 1903-1946, Jackson, Major, 1968-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Library of America, 2013.
Series:American poets project ; #32
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520 |a A major and sometimes controversial figure of the Harlem Renaissance, Countee Cullen fused a mastery of the formal lyric with a passionate engagement with themes social, religious, racial, and personal in such books as Color, Copper Sun, and The Black Christ. Certain of his poems-- "Heritage," "Yet Do I Marvel" -- are widely celebrated, but much of Cullen's work remains to be discovered. This volume restores to print a body of work of singular intensity and beauty 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
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