Countee Cullen (1903–1946)
Autor/a de Collected Poems
Sobre l'autor
Born in New York City, Countee Cullen was separated from his mother in early childhood. He was raised in part by the Reverend Frederick Cullen, a Methodist minister. In high school, Cullen was already praised for his poetry. The poem "Life's Rendezvous" was published in a high school literary mostra'n més magazine and won first prize in a citywide contest. Educated at New York University and Harvard University, Cullen worked as an assistant editor on the Urban League's Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life, writing a monthly literary column. His many awards for poetry included the first Harmon Prize for distinguished achievement in literature by a black writer, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He taught junior high school in New York City until his death. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
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Obres de Countee Cullen
Yet Do I Marvel [poem] 1 exemplars
For a Lady I Know 1 exemplars
My Soul's High Song: The Collected Writings of Countee Cullen, Voice of the Harlem Renaissance by Countee Cullen… (1764) 1 exemplars
Song of the Wakeupworld 1 exemplars
Black Theatre — Editor — 1 exemplars
From the Dark Tower [poem] 1 exemplars
Obres associades
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Col·laborador, algunes edicions — 917 exemplars
American Poetry: The Twentieth Century, Volume Two: E. E. Cummings to May Swenson (2000) — Col·laborador — 406 exemplars
Black Voices: An Anthology of Afro-American Literature (Mentor) (1968) — Col·laborador — 324 exemplars
Black Like Us: A Century of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual African American Fiction (2002) — Col·laborador — 121 exemplars
In Search of Color Everywhere: A Collection of African-American Poetry (1656) — Col·laborador — 100 exemplars
Leading From Within: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Lead (2007) — Col·laborador — 100 exemplars
Make a Joyful Sound: Poems for Children by African American Poets (1991) — Col·laborador — 81 exemplars
Masquerade: Queer Poetry in America to the End of World War II (2004) — Col·laborador — 19 exemplars
Words Among America: Sixty Poems of Challenge and Hope — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Altres noms
- Porter, Countee LeRoy (birth name)
- Data de naixement
- 1903-05-30
- Data de defunció
- 1946-01-09
- Lloc d'enterrament
- Woodlawn Cemetery, New York, New York, USA
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Lloc de naixement
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Lloc de defunció
- New York, New York, USA
- Llocs de residència
- New York, New York, USA
France - Educació
- Harvard University (AM|1926)
New York University (BA|1925
DeWitt Clinton High School (1922) - Professions
- poet
novelist
playwright
translator
teacher
columnist (mostra-les totes 8)
editor
children's book author - Relacions
- Du Bois, W. E. B. (father-in-law)
Bontemps, Arna (friend) - Organitzacions
- New York Civic Club
Alpha Delta Phi
Opportunity: Journal of Negro Life
Frederick Douglass Junior High School - Premis i honors
- Phi Beta Kappa
Guggenheim Fellowship (1928)
Membres
Ressenyes
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 20
- També de
- 34
- Membres
- 346
- Popularitat
- #69,043
- Valoració
- 4.1
- Ressenyes
- 1
- ISBN
- 25
- Preferit
- 2