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Poems Published in The Liberator, 1918-1924

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This is a collection of poems by African American poets published in The Liberator, a Marxist magazine published in New York. 

Claude McKay published many poems between 1919-1921 in The Liberator; a substantial number of these would go on to be included in Harlem Shadows (published in 1922). Between March and October of 1921, McKay was in fact listed on the masthead of the magazine as an Associate Editor. 

We have also come across a poem by Georgia Douglas Johnson in The Liberator, suggesting that other Black poets knew about the magazine and that the editors were open to publishing writings by other Black writers. 

Contents of this tag:

  1. Claude McKay, "The Barrier" (1919)
  2. Georgia Douglas Johnson, "The Octoroon" (1919)
  3. Claude McKay, "Baptism" (1921)
  4. Claude McKay, "Africa" (1921)
  5. Claude McKay, "To One Coming North" (1922)
  6. Claude McKay, "A Memory of June" (1920)
  7. Claude McKay, "If We Must Die" (1919)
  8. Claude McKay, "America" (1921)
  9. Claude McKay, "In Bondage" (1921)
  10. Claude McKay, "Subway Wind" (1922)
  11. Claude McKay, "Enslaved" (1921)
  12. Claude McKay, "The Easter Flower" (1921)
  13. Claude McKay, "A Capitalist at Dinner" (1919)
  14. Claude McKay, "Roman Holiday" (1919)
  15. Claude McKay, "Jasmines" (1921)
  16. Claude McKay, "Morning Joy" (1921)
  17. Claude McKay, "Through Agony" (1921)
  18. Claude McKay, "Spring in New Hampshire" (1919) (poem)
  19. Claude McKay, "The Tired Worker" (1919)
  20. Claude McKay, "The White City" (1921)
  21. Claude McKay, "Negro Dancers" (1922)
  22. Claude McKay, "After the Winters" (1919)
  23. Claude McKay, "Flirtation" (1921)
  24. Claude McKay, "To the White Fiends" (1918)
  25. Claude McKay, "The Little Peoples" (1919)
  26. Claude McKay, "Thirst" (1921)
  27. Claude McKay, "To the Intrenched Classes" (1922)