In narratives and poems, fifteen women share their poignant and personal views on life as an African American woman during the Harlem Renaissance. Essays include "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" by Zora Neale Hurston and "On Being Young—a Woman—and Colored" by Marita Bonner. Poems by Anne Spencer, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Angelina Weld Grimké, and more.
For the first time in a single collection—
unique insights into the mecca of the Harlem Renaissance by the women who experienced it. A woman's perspective of Harlem, influenced by the social expectations of the time, is unique and rarely addressed.
Jessie Fauset was the Literary Editor of The Crisis and the most published woman writer of the Harlem Renaissance. This collection offers readers an opportunity to absorb the full breadth and depth of her brilliant, long-overlooked poetry.
A collection of poems recognized for cash prizes and honorable mentions in annual contests held by national African American periodicals from 1925 to 1927. These are the most notable poems selected by the leading literary figures of that era. Featured poets include Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Anne Spencer, Helene Johnson, and more.
This anthology compiles all the poems written by women and published in Boston’s Harlem Renaissance literary journal, The Saturday Evening Quill. A defining feature of this landmark publication was its inclusivity: half of its contributors were women.
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Eight women of the Harlem Renaissance address the complexities and ramifications of an African American “passing” as white. The choice of narratives and women's perspectives are unique and fascinating.
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Mae V. Cowdery's poems, innovative and unconventional, were praised by Langston Hughes. Arthur Huff Fauset referred to Cowdery as "a flame that burned out rapidly...a flash in the pan with great potential who just couldn't settle down."
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Gwendolyn Bennett was a writer of prose and poetry, and a visual artist. She wrote a regular column for The Crisis, and her artwork graced the covers of major periodicals. This unique collection highlights her accomplishments as a literary and visual artist.
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Angelina Weld Grimké, the daughter of a formerly enslaved man and the great-niece of white abolitionists, struggled with her repressed bisexuality. Her poems are powerful discourses on love, loss, longing, and racial identity.
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Powerful one-act plays by three of the most daring and talented women writers of the Harlem Renaissance, all recognized in prestigious literary contests of the era.
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Georgia Douglas Johnson was one of the most prolific poets of the era, widely included in periodicals and anthologies.
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Marita O. Bonner broke the mold of traditional storytelling with her lyrical and sometimes experimental writing style. These are her short stories and narrative essays, 1925-1929.
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