She also championed children's poetry and jazz with poetry events."" ... So by helping introduce people to poetry and widening the audience for poetry, I do think my term has served a more serious purpose."" ... (Past poet laureate Consultant in poetry). ... As a matter of fact it has been said that "Nearly all of Rita Dove's poetry deals with aspects of history Dove puts a light on the small truths of life that have more meaning than the actual historical facts - (Analysis). ... (Analysis). ...

• Word Count: 1934
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout she had a long career that included different works from poetry, screenplays for television programs and film, plays, directing acting, as well as public speaking. ... The paper presents an analysis of Maya Angelou through researching her cultural context and how it helps readers to understand her work, influences among writers, her writing style applied to I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, her theories about literature and writing, and critical reception of the writers work. ... Apart from being inspired, Angelou has inspired many writers through her work, primarily poetry. ... De...

• Word Count: 1524
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Hughes wrote in many genres, but he is best known for his poetry in which he disregarded classical forms in favor of musical rhythms and the oral and improvisatory traditions of black culture. http://myhero.com/hero.asp?... Hughes' poetry announced to the world that the streets of black America were culturally rich, vibrant and fiercely poetic. ... From the mid-1920s through the mid-1930s, some 16 black writers published more than 50 volumes of poetry and fiction, The Harlem Renaissance appealed to a mixed audience. ... In the last analysis, the Harlem Renaissance ended when most of thos...

• Word Count: 1518
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

First, in 1922 Claude McKay was the first black writer that published a volume of poetry "Harlem Shadows" by a mainstream national publisher. Second, in 1923 was by Jean Toomer who wrote a novel named "Cane" that had both poetry and prose that was about the life of black Americans in the rural South and urban North. ... A result of this dinner a magazine named Survey Graphic that made a study to look into the social outlook and analysis in culture which made the Harlem issue in March 1925. ... Hughes wrote literary types of writing like poetry, plays, short stories, and novels. ... ANALYSIS...

• Word Count: 2368
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

It was in Lincoln, Illinois, that Hughes began writing poetry. ... Hughes first book of poetry, The Weary Blues, was published by Alfred A. ... He wrote novels, short stories and plays, as well as poetry, and is also known for his engagement with the world of jazz and the influence it had on his writing, as in Montage of a Dream Deferred. ... Analysis At first glance, Hughes" "Theme for English B" seems to be simply the reflections of a young college student on his relationship to his school, home, and surrounding society. ... As this poem reflects an analysis of internal and external observa...

• Word Count: 1896
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

It was in Lincoln, Illinois, that Hughes began writing poetry. ... Hughes first book of poetry, The Weary Blues, was published by Alfred A. ... He wrote novels, short stories and plays, as well as poetry, and is also known for his engagement with the world of jazz and the influence it had on his writing, as in Montage of a Dream Deferred. ... Analysis At first glance, Hughes" "Theme for English B" seems to be simply the reflections of a young college student on his relationship to his school, home, and surrounding society. ... As this poem reflects an analysis of internal and external observa...

• Word Count: 1930
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This was written as an analysis of the Atlanta child murders of 1979 and 1980. ... Baldwin wrote novels, poetry, essays and a screenplay in the later years of his life. ... Walter Meserve writes in The Black American Writer: Poetry and Drama, Vol. 2, Baldwin tries to use theatre as a pulpit for his ideas. ...

• Word Count: 1677
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School