African American Poetry: A Digital AnthologyMain MenuFull Text Collection: Books Published by African American Poets, 1870-1928Long list of 100+ full texts books of poetry available on this "Anthology"Author Pages: Bios and Full Text CollectionsList of African American poets onAfrican American Periodical Poetry (1900-1928)A collection of African Amerian Periodical Poetry, mostly focused on 1900-1928Areas of Interest: Topics and ThemesAfrican American Poetry: Anthologies of the 1920sPoetry by African American Women (1890-1930): A Reader and GuideOpen access textbook introducing readers to Poetry by Black WomenExploring Datasets related to African American poetryAbout This Site: Mission Statement, Contributors, and Recent UpdatesAn account of the history and evolution of this site by the site editor.Further Reading / Works CitedAmardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:04:30-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Langston Hughes, "To Midnight Nan at Leroy's" (1926)5plain2024-01-09T10:43:23-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:08:09-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Langston Hughes, "Song for a Banjo Dance" (1922)4plain2024-01-09T10:53:16-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:02:57-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Langston Hughes, "The Cat and the Saxophone" (1925)4plain2024-01-09T10:37:58-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:11:27-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Langston Hughes, "Fantasy in Purple" (1926)3plain2022-08-16T12:23:31-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-08-16T11:10:25-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1George Franklin Proctor, "A Poster" (1925)3plain2024-04-11T13:20:35-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:14:57-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Langston Hughes, "Harlem Night Song" (1926)3plain2022-08-16T12:24:49-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-19T13:54:34-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1James D. Corrothers, "The Negro Singer" (1913)3plain2022-08-16T12:35:05-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-05-30T07:45:43-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1James D. Corrothers, "Up! Sing the Song" (1913)2plain2024-05-03T14:09:51-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12023-05-09T11:29:21-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Countee Cullen, "Colored Blues Singer" (1927)2plain2024-01-12T10:21:59-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-06-15T07:40:28-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Lucian B. Watkins “Song of the American Dove” (1916)2plain2022-07-02T07:58:49-04:0006/01/1916Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-05-30T08:33:18-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1James D. Corrothers, "Listen, O Isles!" (1914)2plain2024-05-03T14:16:23-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-06-24T13:36:45-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Otto Bohanan, "God Gave Us Song" (1918)2plain2024-05-04T08:25:37-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-05-20T10:03:32-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1James D. Corrothers, "The Black Man's Soul" (1915)2plain2022-05-20T10:04:01-04:0010/01/1915Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-07-21T17:10:09-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Claude McKay, "Negro Dancers" (1922)2Three sonnets by Claude McKay. Published in The Liberator (1919), Harlem Shadows, and The New Negro (1925)plain2024-05-12T11:27:22-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-07-11T13:00:50-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Langston Hughes, "A Song to a Negro Wash-woman" (1925)1plain2022-07-11T13:00:50-04:0001/01/1925Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12023-05-26T08:05:06-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Lewis Alexander, "Day and Night" (1927)1plain2023-05-26T08:05:06-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12024-06-18T16:57:53-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Frances E.W. Harper, "Songs For The People" (1895)1plain2024-06-18T16:57:53-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12023-05-30T13:49:55-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Eva A. Jessye, "The Singer" (1923)1plain2023-05-30T13:49:55-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-07-21T17:12:44-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Gwendolyn B. Bennett, "Song" (1925)1plain2022-07-21T17:12:44-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12024-03-05T11:51:44-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1George Leonard Allen, "To a Negro Musician" (1927)1plain2024-03-05T11:51:44-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12024-04-12T12:32:26-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Langston Hughes, "Nocturne for the Drums" (1927)1plain2024-04-12T12:32:26-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-06-15T07:35:15-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Georgia Douglas Johnson, "Essence" (1916)1plain2022-06-15T07:35:15-04:0005/01/1916Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12024-07-15T12:05:40-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1George Leonard Allen, "To Melody" (1927)1plain2024-07-15T12:05:40-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12024-04-23T12:53:25-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Roscoe Wright, "When a Jazz Band Plays" (1928)1plain2024-04-23T12:53:25-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12024-07-22T11:00:01-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Aaron Belford Thompson, "The Song Bird" (1899)1plain2024-07-22T11:00:01-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12025-05-17T08:59:22-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Waring Cuney, "On With the Dirge" (1929)1Poem by Waring Cuney Published in Saturday Evening Quill, 1929plain2025-05-17T08:59:22-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-14T12:45:44-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Poems in Jean Toomer's "Cane" (1923)1plain2022-01-14T12:45:44-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-07-12T10:26:56-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Fenton Johnson, "Slave Death Song" (1915)1plain2022-07-12T10:26:57-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12025-05-17T09:00:48-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Waring Cuney, "Jazz Band" (1929)1Poem by Waring Cuney Published in Saturday Evening Quillplain2025-05-17T09:00:48-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12025-05-18T18:15:25-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Roscoe Wright, "When a Jazz Band Plays" (1928)1Poem by Roscoe Wright, Published in Saturday Evening Quill, 1928plain2025-05-18T18:15:25-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12023-05-09T06:55:10-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Olivia Ward Bush Banks, "Treasured Moments" (1899)1plain2023-05-09T06:55:10-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1