Showing posts with label African American literature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label African American literature. Show all posts

Saturday, June 20, 2020

"Length of Moon," by Arna Bontemps

Short reading/video of poem by Arna Bontemps, Harlem Renaissance poet, professor, editor, novelist, and librarian. His historical novel, Black Thunder, based on an actual slave uprising, is terrific.

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVau0JZ9CHY