By a smiling face or a ribbon smart;"And my heart was in sore distress.Then Phyllis came by, and her face was fair,The light gleamed soft on her raven hair;And her lips were blooming a rosy red.Then m
Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was an African-American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been
A landmark in African-American literature, this powerful novel was among the first realistic depictions of ghetto life and language. Written by a renowned poet, essayist, and lecturer, its fictional p
This comprehensive collection features the finest works of one of the most-admired and widely-read African-American poets. Both dialect and standard-English poems appear here, including "Ode to Ethiop
Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was an American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been enslaved
