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Countee Cullen, "For a Wanton" (1925)
12022-01-08T09:59:33-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e12132plain2024-07-09T14:38:41-04:00Sarah Thompsone3d3ad1a94808ed1bf8d547ed195e5acd8b63d45To men no more than so much cover For them to doff or try, I found in Death a constant lover: Here in his arms I lie.
Published in Color, 1925
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12022-01-08T09:46:54-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Countee Cullen, "Color" (full text) (1925)Amardeep Singh9Full text of book of poetry published by Countee Cullen, 1925plain2024-03-08T13:14:01-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1