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Countee Cullen, "For an Unsuccessful Sinner" (1925)
12022-01-08T09:10:23-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e12133plain2024-07-09T16:21:49-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1I boasted my sins were sure to sink me Out of all sound and sight of glory; And the most I've won for all my pains Is a century of purgatory.
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