February 16, 2017, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsClaude McKay and “The White House” Explore the Harry Ransom Center, search digital collections, or plan your visit. This February saw the release of a previously unpublished Claude McKay novel, Amiable with Big Teeth (Penguin Classics).
February 23, 2016, Filed Under: AuthorsCaroling Dusk, An Anthology of Verse by Negro Poets This is the last of a three-part series of posts highlighting the influence and work of Countée Cullen, a poet and editor during the Harlem Renaissance. Cullen used the special issue of Palms as a springboard for a book-length anthology. Caroling Dusk, An Anthology of Verse by Negro Poets, was… read more
February 22, 2016, Filed Under: AuthorsCountée Cullen and “The Negro Number” of Palms This is the second of a three-part series of posts highlighting the influence and work of Countée Cullen, a poet and editor during the Harlem Renaissance. In the mid-1920s anthologies of African American writing found a receptive audience in the United States and abroad. The poetry magazine Palms embraced the trend… read more
