Copper Sun - Softcover

Cullen, Countee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 160962274X ISBN 13: 9781609622749

Publisher: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, 2022

Synopsis

Poet, playwright, novelist, graduate of DeWitt Clinton High, New York University, and Harvard University, Countee Cullen (1903–1946) emerged as a leading literary figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Copper Sun, his second book of poetry, explores the emotional consequences of being black, Christian, bisexual, and a poet in Jazz Age America—such as in the following “Confession”: 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. Countee Cullen’s poetry is illustrated with 16 decorative cuts created by Charles Cullen (no relation to the poet) in extravagant Art Deco style.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 160962274X
• ISBN 13: 9781609622749
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 104