[1903-1946] American poet, he was a distinguished member and leader of the Harlem Renaissance. Thematically, some of his most outstanding lyric work pertained to the lives of African Americans. http://www.english.upenn.edu/~jenglish/Courses/Spring02/104/Cullen_Heritage.html
One three centuries removed From the scenes his fathers loved, Spicy grove, cinnamon tree, What is Africa to me? ~Countee Cullen
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