Feb 7, 2022
Poems from Harlem Shadows (1922) by Claude McKay
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Poems from Harlem Shadows (1922) by Claude McKay
Harlem Shadows: The Poems of Claude McKay Published in 1922 | Video Summary
Poem titled “Romance”
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“ Throughout the afternoon I watched them there, Snow-fairies falling, falling from the sky, Whirling fantastic in the misty air, ”
— McKay, Claude. ‘The Snow Fairy’, Harlem Shadows (1922).
Claude McKay (1889 - 1948) "I Know My Soul"
I plucked my soul out of its secret place, And held it to the mirror of my eye, To see it like a star against the sky, A twitching body quivering in space, A spark of passion shining on my face. And I explored it to determine why This awful key to my infinity Conspires to rob me of sweet joy and grace. And if the sign may not be fully read, If I can comprehend but not control, I need not gloom my days with futile dread, Because I see a part and not the whole. Contemplating the strange, I’m comforted By this narcotic thought: I know my soul.
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published in McKay’s book "Harlem Shadows" (1922).
Harlem Shadows Claude McKay
from Harlem Shadows (1922) by Claude McKay
Down in the glory-hole Alfonso sings An olden song of wine and clinking glasses And riotous rakes; magnificently flings Gay kisses to imaginary lasses.
Claude McKay, a Harlem Renaissance poet and author, from Harlem Shadows
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Harlem Shadows: Poems
By Claude McKay
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