{"id":1109,"date":"2026-03-03T11:13:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/africana\/?p=1109"},"modified":"2026-03-19T15:26:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T19:26:29","slug":"harlem-renaissance-poetry-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/africana\/2026\/03\/03\/harlem-renaissance-poetry-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Harlem Renaissance Poetry Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Tuesday, February 24, we celebrated Black History Month by reading poems from the Harlem Renaissance. The event began with an eloquent introduction by Professor Myronn Hardy (excerpted below):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Harlem Renaissance, 1918 to the mid 1930s was a time of
blossoming, a balm of Black visual art, music, scholarship, and
literature.  It was a moment, within a neighborhood in America\u2019s
largest city, that shaped American culture, extended its reach
throughout the country, throughout the African diaspora, as well as
the world.  Its influence continues to shape who we are, what art is,
what poetry is, and can be.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our program then included readings of the following works from this rich cultural movement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat Do I Care for Morning\u201d by Helene Johnson
\u201cTheft\u201d by Esther Popel
\u201cStars in Alabama\u201d by Jessie Redmon Fauset
\u201cTo a Certain Lady, in Her Garden\u201d by Sterling A. Brown
\u201cLength of Moon\u201d by Arna Bontemps
\u201cLenox Avenue: Midnight\u201d by Langston Hughes

\u201cNameless\u201d by Mae Cowdery
\u201cHeritage\u201d by Countee Cullen
\u201cSolace\u201d by Clarissa Scott Delany
\u201cGeorgia Dusk\u201d by Jean Toomer
\u201cIf We Must Die\u201d by Claude McKay<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highlights of our presenters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Caroline McCarthy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Poppy Marsh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ahmednoor Hassan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nate Menifield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Danny Chin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Will Wu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A huge thank you to Professor Hardy<\/strong> for organizing this wonderful event, and to our students and staff for bringing the poems to life through their readings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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