Lewis Alexander (Editor and Author)
"LEWIS ALEXANDER was born July 4, 1900, at Washington, D. C. He was educated in the public schools of Washington and at Howard University where he was a member of the Howard Players. He has also studied at the University of Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Ethiopian Art Theatre for the season 1922-1923 playing in Salome and The Comedy of Errors on Broadway. As the result of a recent tour of North and South Carolina he edited in May 1927 the Negro Number of the Carolina Magasine. He has been writing poetry since 1917, specializing in Japanese forms. Two Little Theatre groups in Washington, The Ira Aldridge Players of the Grover Cleveland School and the Randall Community Center Players have been under his direction."
Poets.org bio here
Contents of this tag:
- Lewis Alexander, "A Tree (To M.V.C.)" (1928)
- Mae V. Cowdery, "Of the Earth" (1928)
- Helene Johnson, "Fulfillment" (1926)
- Lewis Alexander, "Tree Meditation" (1928)
- Lewis Alexander, "Durham Streets" (1927)
- Lewis Alexander, "Quatrains" (1927)
- Lewis Alexander, "The Tobacco Factory Girl" (1927)
- Lewis Alexander, "South Street" (1927)
- Lewis Alexander, "The Black Pageant" (1927)
- Lewis Alexander, "Cinquains" (1928)
- Lewis Alexander, "Africa" (1924)
- Lewis Alexander, "Escape" (1928)
- Lewis Alexander, "Transformatin" (1927)
- Lewis Alexander, "Quest" (1928)
- Lewis Alexander, "A Group of Japanese Hokku" (1926)
- Angelina Grimke, "Paradox" (1927)
- Lewis Alexander, "Dream Song" (1926)
- Angelina Grimke, "Under the Days" (1927)
- Lewis Alexander, "Japanese Hokku Poems" (1927)
- Angelina Grimke, "Trees" (1928)
- Lewis Alexander, "Barefoot Blues" (1928)
- Jessie Fauset, "Episode" (1928)
- Lewis Alexander, "Bought Sense" (1928)