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Poem: Inauguration of US President Jimmy Carter, 1977. May Miller (January 26, 1899 – February 8, 1995) [ 1 ] was an American poet, playwright and educator . Miller, who was African-American , became known as the most widely published female playwright of the Harlem Renaissance and had seven volumes of poetry published during her career as a ...
The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African American life centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s. A major aspect of this revival was poetry. [1] Hundreds of poems were written and published by African Americans during the era, which covered a wide variety of themes. [2]
Bontemps, along with many other West Coast intellectuals, traveled to New York during the Harlem Renaissance. [4] After graduation, he moved to New York in 1924 to teach at the Harlem Academy (present-day Northeastern Academy) in New York City. While teaching, Bontemps continued to write and publish poetry.
The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics and scholarship centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s. [1]
Gwendolyn B. Bennett (July 8, 1902 – May 30, 1981) was an American artist, writer, and journalist who contributed to Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life, which chronicled cultural advancements during the Harlem Renaissance. Though often overlooked, she herself made considerable accomplishments in art, poetry, and prose.
Effie Lee Newsome (1885–1979), born Mary Effie Lee in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was a Harlem Renaissance writer. [1] [2] She mostly wrote children's poems, and was the first famous African-American poet whose work was mostly in this area. [2]
Anne Bethel Spencer (born Bannister; February 6, 1882 – July 27, 1975) was an American poet, teacher, civil rights activist, librarian, and gardener.She was a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance, also known as the New Negro Movement, despite living in Virginia for most of her life, far from the center of the movement in New York.
The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African American life centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s. A major aspect of this revival was poetry. [2] Hundreds of poems were written and published by African Americans during the era, which covered a wide variety of themes. [3]