African American Poetry

Alice Dunbar Nelson - 5 Short Poems (1895-1929)

Forgotten Poems #104

Feb 25

Paul Laurence Dunbar - 6 Short Poems (1896-1903)

Forgotten Poems #103

Feb 23

Clara Burrill Bruce - We Who Are Dark (1918)

Forgotten Poems #102

Feb 16

Mary Effie Lee Newsome - 5 Short Poems & Illustrations (1921-26)

Forgotten Poems #101

Feb 14

Fenton Johnson - 6 Short Poems (1913-1927)

Forgotten Poems #100

Feb 9

Joseph S. Cotter, Jr. - 5 Very Short Poems (1918)

Forgotten Poems #96 || Reissue #13

Jan 19

Gwendolyn B. Bennett - 6 Short Poems (1923-26)

Forgotten Poems #92 || Reissue #9

Jan 3

Lewis Alexander - 4 Short Poems & Some Haiku (1923-28)

Forgotten Poems #87 || Reissue #4

Dec 9, 2024

Octavia Beatrice Wynbush - 2 Short Poems (1925-1930)

Forgotten Poems #80

Nov 3, 2024

Georgia Douglas Johnson - 7 Short Poems (1918-1928)

Forgotten Poems #77

Oct 14, 2024

Angelina Weld Grimke - 5 Short Poems (1923-1927)

Forgotten Poems #74

Sep 28, 2024

Helene Johnson - 4 Short Poems (1925-26)

Forgotten Poems #70: Harlem Renaissance

Sep 17, 2024

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