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
