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EOJ2274: "Incident," by Countee Cullen:
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cpwright81: This Day in Black History: March 28, 1925
Poet Countee Cullen wins Phi Beta Kappa honors at New York University. Cullen was an American poet, novelist, children's writer, and playwright, particularly well known during the Harlem Renaissance.
baldwinrustin: “He never spoke a word to me,
and yet he called my name;
He never gave a sign to me
And yet I knew and came”
-Countee Cullen
THISDAYLIVE: Reaching a Glorious 67: Olori Ladun Sijuwade According to American poet Countee Cullen, some people are teethed on a silver spoon with the stars hung up for a rattle. This is the kind of understa
djacksonpoetics: We shall not always plant while others weep…We were not made eternally to weep
Countee Cullen with lines that strike the heart.
isidro_li: When the dreadful Ax
Rives me apart,
When the sharp wedge cracks
My arid heart,
Turn to this book
Of the singing me
For a springtime look
At the wintry tree.
— Countee Cullen
Danenbarger: A Summary and Analysis of Countee Cullen’s ‘Yet Do I Marvel’
BloomingdaleFam: Applications open for Bard Microcolleges, which provides local, private, tuition-free liberal arts degree programs for students of any age in NYC, based at the Brooklyn Public Library and at Harlem’s Countee Cullen Library
MMotuba: A thought provoking poem my Countee Cullen on the representation of Christ within the black liberation movement. Not enough has been said about the gospel and the black struggle and how we can apply and connect Christ and his suffering to the suffering of black people
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DabSquad_Slank: Pagan Prayer - Countee Cullen (1924)
somaliqueer: "What is Africa to me?"
- Countee Cullen
"[A] memory resembling a memory...And not so much remembered as felt."
- Dionne Brand
profontheright: Yet do I marvel at this curious thing:
To make a poet black, and bid him sing!
Countee Cullen, “Yet Do I Marvel,” 1925
PequotLibrary: Flashback to 2015: Pequot Library mounted "Connections: Black Poets & Writers," showcasing poetry and prose by 11 American visionaries, including: Jupiter Hammon, Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. DuBois, Countee Cullen, and Paul Laurence Dunbar. Read more here:
NanaYaaMensah5: Heritage
Countee Cullen - 1903-1946
1.
What is Africa to me:
Copper sun or scarlet sea,
Jungle star or jungle track,
Strong bronzed men, or regal black
Women from whose loins I sprang
When the birds of Eden sang? . . .
jwashsquared: the apartments were home to notable figures like W.E.B. Du Bois, A. Philip Randolph, explorer Matthew Henson, writer Countee Cullen and entertainer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, among others.
NYPLEvents: Cooking as Liberation: Black Cookbook Discussion, Countee Cullen Library 2/22
zoraslovechild: to the Countee Cullen Memorial Collection. People think this is an indicator of their affair as well. Then Countee also dedicated his poem “Heritage” to Jackman. They called them the Johnathan and David of the Harlem Renaissance because they were so close.
SiaONeal: Good ol beef he had wirh Countee Cullen. They was both messy as hell or so I've read lmao.
NYPLEvents: Harlem Reads Too! Book Discussion, Countee Cullen Library 2/22
BlmBoston: Countee Cullen (1903-1946) was an African American poet, novelist, essayist and educator. Copper Sun 1927, The Ballad of the Brown Girl 1928, and The Medea and Some Poems 1935 are some of his most famous works.
cpomroy63: Let's go back further. Let's be sure to include Frederick Douglass, Paul Laurence Dunbar, the poets and writers of the Harlem Renaissance (i.e., Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Zora Neal Hurston, among others) and, of course, the venerable Martin Luther King, Jr.
zoraslovechild: I actually love that the Countee Cullen and Yolande DuBois tea resurfaces every year. It’s considered one of the most high profile arranged marriages at that time. So many juicy details.
BlmBoston: Countee Cullen (1903-1946) was an African American poet, novelist, essayist and educator. Copper Sun 1927, The Ballad of the Brown Girl 1928, and The Medea and Some Poems 1935 are some of his most famous works.
KatLouiseMiller: "I have the nerve to walk my own way, however hard, in my search for reality, rather than climb upon the rattling wagon of wishful illusions."
- Letter from Zora Neale Hurston to Countee Cullen
scalawagmag: Sketched by Georgia O’Keeffe and revered by Willem de Kooning, Countee Cullen, James Baldwin, and so many more—Beauford Delaney ought to be a household name.
But his work was almost lost to history until a community of Black arts organizers recovered it.
chashmEnumm: Dead men are the wisest, for they know
How far the roots of flower go,
How long a seed must rot to grow.
Dead men alone bear frost and rain
On throbless heart and heatless brain,
And feel no stir of joy or pain.
Countee Cullen
KyleMorningst4r: Reading Countee Cullen whilst Miles Davis sings on the record player. All is well
theferocity: I learned all of this in grad school while doing research for a long poem written in the voice of Countee Cullen at the end of his life, thinking about his relationship with Harold. The poem will never see the light of day, BUT THE TEA LIVES ON.
LenValyrian: DuBois sacrificed his daughter Yolande by marrying her off to Countee Cullen who he knew was gay. He wanted to created talented tenth unions & he thought Yolande was ugly so thats the best she could do
cinmorolI: there’s something extremely funny about langston hughes giving countee cullen and yolande du bois a fruit basket as a wedding gift
HabitatNewburgh: Baldwin was influenced as a teen by his French teacher Countee Cullen who became his mentor. Baldwin moved to southern France in 1948 to focus on his work and to remove himself from the racial discrimination in America.
deannamascle: To Lovers of Earth: Fair Warning by Countee Cullen - Poems |
theferocity: Also! Jackman was the best man at Countee Cullen’s wedding! Yolande DuBois divorced Cullen like a year later when he finally admitted to her that he was gay and had been getting dicked down by Jackman WHO INTRODUCED THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE. Our ancestors were whores, y’all.
ShakesCoProject: Countee Cullen dedicated "Tableau" to his lover, Donald Duff (1903–1941), an actor and playwright. Duff was a member of the Shakespeare & Co lending library in the early 1930s, borrowing books by Kant and Whitehead, and Joyce and Lawrence.
blackhomeva: What I think the thread I RT’d misses is that 1) WEB DuBois basically forced his daughter to marry Countee Cullen and forbid her from marrying a man she did love (a jazz musician) and 2) there were rumors that DuBois KNEW that Cullen was queer but pushed it all forward anyway.
robinwannabefly: I want a movie on Yolanda DuBois and Countee Cullen’s wedding.
rentec8: This 100 year old tea is still hot.
Why didn’t they go over this during BHM when I was in high school? This would have stuck.
Class let’s read Countee Cullen’s poem Heritage & side note: he married DuBois’ daughter but went on his honeymoon with the best man
zoraslovechild: So the tea on this picture. On the left is W.E.B. Du Bois’ (yes you read that right) daughter Yolande Du Bois and one of the greatest literary leaders and greatest poets of the Harlem Renaissance, Countee Cullen. Their marriage was THEEE social event of the year in 1928.
DrFrankRoberts: cool historical footnote: Countee Cullen, Harold Jackman, and James Baldwin all attended the same high school. Thanks to a collector, I have original copies of their yearbook. Im working on an essay and podcast on Baldwin’s high school years that will be out later this year!
DrFrankRoberts: ok, for the NETFLIX series, here me out:
Audra McDonald as Nina Gomer Du Bois (Yolande's mother)
Tessa Thompson as Yolande Du Bois
Branden P. Bell as Harold Jackman
Akomon Jones as Countee Cullen
Did I get this right?
DrFrankRoberts: Countee Cullen would go on to be an English middle school teacher in Harlem where one of his students was a shy young boy who reminded him of himself. His name was James Baldwin.
DrFrankRoberts: Black History Tea:
Dubbed the “wedding of the century,” the 1926 union of Yolande Dubois (daughter of W.E.B. DuBois) and Countee Cullen included 26 bridesmaids & 3,000 patrons. There was only one problem: Cullen went on the honeymoon with his best man instead of the bride.
DrFrankRoberts: Vintage Black Genius: Harold Jackman
Known as “the most handsome man in Harlem” Jackman was a brilliant renaissance man. He was also the lover of Countee Cullen (whose 1926 marriage to Yolanda DuBois, the daughter of W.E.B. DuBois, ended in scandal over this secret love affair).
hargrettlibrary: Notably, Countee Cullen married Yolande Du Bois, the daughter of W.E.B. Du Bois, in 1929. The couple divorced when Cullen revealed to his wife that he was attracted to men. Today, Cullen’s poetry is often taught in the context of queer culture.
WritingsbyMani: in the 1920s, she became friends with massive poets such as Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, & the likes.
She is the author of one of her most critically acclaimed novels (and personal favorite since childhood), Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937) /3
sanffrank1929: Countee Cullen- American poet, novelist, children’s writer.
hargrettlibrary: Countee Cullen was an award-winning poet and playwright, particularly well-known during the Harlem Renaissance for his poetry about the Black experience in America. Born Countee Porter, he was adopted by Reverend Frederick A. Cullen, the pastor of Salem Methodist Episcopal Church
Blu_Hyd: Countee Cullen is my most favorite poet… - 4
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thereaderorg: 'Dead men are wisest, for they know
How far the roots of flowers go,'
This week's Featured Poem, 'The Wise' by Countee Cullen, was chosen and read by Isobel.
CoachJonasB: Including Langston Hughes, Charles S. Johnson, Countee Cullen, Wallace Thurman, and James Weldon Johnson. Through this work he attracted the attention of Charlotte Mason, who sponsored him for a time.
POETSorg: I who am proud with other folk
Would grow complete
In pride on bitter words you spoke,
And kiss your petaled feet.
—Countee Cullen
HarthouseJames: "Substitution" by Anne Spencer (1882-1975)
A sonnet first published in 1927 by Countee Cullen: Anne Spencer is a voice from the Harlem Renaissance; according to the critical note after the poem, it functions as an ars poetica for acts of creation.
YamabukiiSan: So was Countee Cullen and Langston Hughes
fmasoares2: Countee Cullen | Poetry Foundation
laurbanleague: ...school's renowned newspaper, The Hilltop, while being actively involved in student government and campus life.
While completing her studies at Barnard College in New York City, Hurston befriended other writers such as Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen. Together, the ..(3/6)
Frank_Hudson: From the Dark Tower: “Younger Negro Artists” in 1926
OHMissHipHop: That story & Countee Cullen are some of my Gay Black History
GlydeW15: Karenge ya Marenge by Countee Cullen | Poetry Foundation
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psephographic: If from the soil our sweat enriches sprout
One meagre blossom for our hands to cull,
Accustomed indigence provokes a shout
Of praise that life becomes so bountiful
- Countee Cullen
Michelle_EHanna: Sweet baby girl reading an amazing poem! Love this!
MicrosoftRewa10: US This or That: Which of these groundbreaking African Americans was born first?
Birthdate OLDEST first:
Arna Bontemps - Oct 13 1902
Countee Cullen - May 30, 1903
Charles Drew - June 3, 1904
Ralph Bunche - Aug 7, 1904
Katherine Dunham - Jun 24, 1909
Romare Bearden - Sep 2, 1911
isidro_li: Here lies one who tried to solve
The riddle of being and breath:
The wee blind mole that gnaws his bones
Tells him the answer is death.
— Countee Cullen (For a Philosopher)
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Soulful1: Hello Black Child by Countee Cullen
Hey black child
Do you know who you are
Who you really are
Do you know you can be
What you want to be
If you try to be
What you can be
Soulful1: Countee Cullen made this poem was during and for the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance was basically a time when black people moved to the North from the South seeking better opportunities. (We still seeking opportunities; to just be allowed to breathe and live free.)
mistermysterio: Countee Cullen's brilliant "Color" is even more impressive when you consider it's his first book!
gbaileymershon: Good to know about the Countee Cullen and, of course, To the Lighthouse, and more.
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KcKc5585: Beautiful
shogafilms: Early Visions of Africa - Countee Cullen
One of Countee Cullen’s earliest and most famous poems, “Heritage,” takes on the poet's debt to Africa, as its title forthrightly proclaims. “What is Africa to me?” it begins, and the answer, sprawled over seven …
iggy_ignatious: I cut my teeth as the black racoon, for implements of battle- countee Cullen (Saturday's child)
bruja_baby: “What is Africa to Me” - countee cullen
aklilhatescops: dark madonna of the grave she rests, lord death has found her sweet ~ a brown girl dead, countee cullen
peterdamianent1: Confession Countee Cullen If for a day joy masters me, Think not my wounds are healed; Far deeper than the scars you see, I keep the roots concealed. They shall bear blossoms with the fall; I have their word for this, Who tend my roots with...
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chenderson: Pauli Murray. James Baldwin. Bayard Rustin. Lorraine Hansberry. Countee Cullen. Audre Lorde. Barbara Jordan. Alvin Ailey. Ma Rainey.
Multi-disciplinary. Trailblazers.
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deannamascle: Confession by Countee Cullen - Poems | Academy of American Poets
RobinDavidsonr: Confession by Countee Cullen
If for a day joy masters me,
Think not my wounds are healed;
Far deeper than the scars you see,
I keep the roots concealed. . .
aboredlittleboy: countee cullen. 'suns of prejudice' is a superb phrase
djcontraption: If for a day joy masters me,
Think not my wounds are healed;
Far deeper than the scars you see,
I keep the roots concealed.
They shall bear blossoms w/the fall;
I have their word for this,
Who tend my roots with rains of gall
fr—Confession
Countee Cullen
Belebep: Confession /Countee Cullen
If for a day joy masters me,
Think not my wounds are healed;
Far deeper than the scars you see,
I keep the roots concealed.
They shall bear blossoms with the fall;
I have their word for this,
Who tend my roots with rains of gall,
And suns of prejudice
HarthouseJames: "Confession" by Countee Cullen
A short poem from the Harlem Renaissance poet reminding us "prejudice" has deep roots.
KtyYahoo: Confession by Countee Cullen - Poems | Academy of American Poets
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