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Harlem Renaissance Poets: List of Harlem
Renaissance Poets for kids
This article contains a list and short descriptions of important,
major
Poets who were all played key roles in the Harlem Renaissance
movement.
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
List of Famous Harlem
Renaissance Poets
The following
list contains the names, short biographies and descriptions of the most notable and famous Harlem
Renaissance Poets. The Poets who feature in the list include
Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, Arna Wendell Bontemps, Marcus Garvey,
Countee
Cullen, James Weldon Johnson, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Sterling
Brown, Gwendolyn Brooks, Angelina Weld Grimké and Gwendolyn B.
Bennett
List of Famous
Harlem Renaissance Poets, Poetry and Poems for kids
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
Langston Hughes: Langston
Hughes (1902 - 1967) was the most famous of all the
Harlem Renaissance Poets. His emotional and expressive
writing style reflected the culture and experiences of
African Americans. The most famous Langston Hughes poems
are 'The negro speaks of rivers, 'The Weary Blues'
and 'I too'.
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
Claude McKay: Claude McKay
(1890 - 1948) wrote poems that reflected the oppression
and plight of his people. The most famous Claude McKay
poems are 'If we must Die' and 'The Lynching'.
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
Countee Cullen: Countee Cullen
(1903 - 1946) was married the daughter of the prominent
civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois and his poems
incorporated the experiences and culture of black
people. Countee Cullen wrote "The Black Christ and Other
Poems".
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
James Weldon Johnson: James
Weldon Johnson (1871 - 1938) was a prolific writer.
Johnson's most famous poems were "God's Trombones" and
"Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing" which has been referred to
as the Black national anthem.
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
Georgia Douglas Johnson:
Georgia Douglas Johnson (1880 - 1966), a famous female
poet, published full volumes of poetry, including "The
Heart of a Woman, and Other Poems" and "Bronze".
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
Sterling Brown: Sterling Brown
(1909 - 1967) was influenced by jazz, the blues,
traditional spirituals and old southern work songs. His
poems included Cabaret, Ma Rainey and Memphis Blues
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
Gwendolyn Brooks: Gwendolyn
Brooks (1917 – 2000) was a notable poet whose characters
reflected the lives of the poor of the inner city. In
her later career she won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
in 1950 and an American Academy of Arts and Letters
award.
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
Arna Wendell Bontemps: Arna
Wendell Bontemps (1904 - 1973) taught at the Harlem
Academy and began to publish poetry. His poems included
Reconnaissance, God Give to Men and A Black Man Talks of
Reaping. He won the Opportunity's Alexander Pushkin
prize for Golgatha is a Mountain.
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
Marcus Garvey: Marcus Garvey
(1887 - 1940) is best remembered as a Civil Rights
activist but was also a poet. His poems included Get Up
And Go! The Black Mother and The Rise Of The Negro.
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
Angelina Weld Grimké: Angelina
Weld Grimké (1887 - 1940) was an African-American
journalist, playwright and poet. Her poems
included Trees, A Winter Twilight and The Eyes of My
Regret
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
Gwendolyn B. Bennett:
Gwendolyn B. Bennett (1902 – 1981) was an
African-American poet and writer who contributed to the
magazine, Opportunity. Her poems included Heritage,
Nocturne and Purgation
List of Famous
Harlem Renaissance Poets, Poetry and Poems for kids
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
List of Famous Harlem
Renaissance Poets, Songs and Music
The following
list continues with details of the most notable and famous Harlem
Renaissance Poets.
List of Famous
Harlem Renaissance Poets, Poetry and Poems for kids
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
Langston Hughes: Langston
Hughes (1902 - 1967) was the most famous of all the
Harlem Renaissance Poets. His emotional and expressive
writing style reflected the culture and experiences of
African Americans. The most famous Langston Hughes poems
are 'The negro speaks of rivers, 'The Weary Blues'
and 'I too'.
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
Claude McKay: Claude McKay
(1890 - 1948) wrote poems that reflected the oppression
and plight of his people. The most famous Claude McKay
poems are 'If we must Die' and 'The Lynching'.
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
Countee Cullen: Countee Cullen
(1903 - 1946) was married the daughter of the prominent
civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois and his poems
incorporated the experiences and culture of black
people. Countee Cullen wrote "The Black Christ and Other
Poems".
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
James Weldon Johnson: James
Weldon Johnson (1871 - 1938) was a prolific writer.
Johnson's most famous poems were "God's Trombones" and
"Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing" which has been referred to
as the Black national anthem.
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
Georgia Douglas Johnson:
Georgia Douglas Johnson (1880 - 1966), a famous female
poet, published full volumes of poetry, including "The
Heart of a Woman, and Other Poems" and "Bronze".
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
Sterling Brown: Sterling Brown
(1909 - 1967) was influenced by jazz, the blues,
traditional spirituals and old southern work songs. His
poems included Cabaret, Ma Rainey and Memphis Blues
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
Gwendolyn Brooks: Gwendolyn
Brooks (1917 – 2000) was a notable poet whose characters
reflected the lives of the poor of the inner city. In
her later career she won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
in 1950 and an American Academy of Arts and Letters
award.
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
Arna Wendell Bontemps: Arna
Wendell Bontemps (1904 - 1973) taught at the Harlem
Academy and began to publish poetry. His poems included
Reconnaissance, God Give to Men and A Black Man Talks of
Reaping. He won the Opportunity's Alexander Pushkin
prize for Golgatha is a Mountain.
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
Marcus Garvey: Marcus Garvey
(1887 - 1940) is best remembered as a Civil Rights
activist but was also a poet. His poems included Get Up
And Go! The Black Mother and The Rise Of The Negro.
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
Angelina Weld Grimké: Angelina
Weld Grimké (1887 - 1940) was an African-American
journalist, playwright and poet. Her poems
included Trees, A Winter Twilight and The Eyes of My
Regret
Harlem Renaissance Poets:
Gwendolyn B. Bennett:
Gwendolyn B. Bennett (1902 – 1981) was an
African-American poet and writer who contributed to the
magazine, Opportunity. Her poems included Heritage,
Nocturne and Purgation
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Harlem Renaissance History
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