Black | Fact: June 27, 1872 Mr. Paul Laurence Dunbar is one of the most popular African-American poets of all time. His dialect poems and humor in his works were often under appreciated due to the English standards which were set at the time. His book was finally given attention in "The Book of American Negro Poetry" in 1921 by James Weldon Johnson. Among his numerous collections of poems are "Oak and Ivory" (1893) and "Majors and Minors" (1896). His birth in 1872 and his death in 1906 gave him enough time to give impact upon the poetic world, and an impression of the true art of poetry. Source: Blackfacts
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 19:16:24 +0000
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