Color
Countee Cullen emerged as a poet during the Harlem Renaissance. During this turning point in history, there was a major cultural revival of Black arts. Countee's writing won him several awards and recognition as one of the most influential writers. In Color, he pays homage to poets before him, captures the pain associated with having colored skin, and shares his unique views on death. Having lost his parents, brother, and grandmother, Countee viewed life as being extremely short. Emotional, heartfelt, and informative, Color gives readers the innermost thoughts of a man who came of age during The Roaring Twenties.
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Color
Countee Cullen emerged as a poet during the Harlem Renaissance. During this turning point in history, there was a major cultural revival of Black arts. Countee's writing won him several awards and recognition as one of the most influential writers. In Color, he pays homage to poets before him, captures the pain associated with having colored skin, and shares his unique views on death. Having lost his parents, brother, and grandmother, Countee viewed life as being extremely short. Emotional, heartfelt, and informative, Color gives readers the innermost thoughts of a man who came of age during The Roaring Twenties.
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Color

Color

by Countee Cullen
Color

Color

by Countee Cullen

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Countee Cullen emerged as a poet during the Harlem Renaissance. During this turning point in history, there was a major cultural revival of Black arts. Countee's writing won him several awards and recognition as one of the most influential writers. In Color, he pays homage to poets before him, captures the pain associated with having colored skin, and shares his unique views on death. Having lost his parents, brother, and grandmother, Countee viewed life as being extremely short. Emotional, heartfelt, and informative, Color gives readers the innermost thoughts of a man who came of age during The Roaring Twenties.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781957165141
Publisher: Irie Poetry Shop
Publication date: 05/05/2022
Pages: 118
Product dimensions: 5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.28(d)
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