{"product_id":"gwendolyn-bennett-nocturnes-other-verse-paperback-1","title":"Gwendolyn Bennett - Nocturnes \u0026 Other Verse - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGwendolyn Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDick Whyte\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDick Whyte\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGwendolyn B. Bennett - Nocturnes \u0026amp; Other Verse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForgotten Poets #16 \/ forgottenpoets.substack.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Nocturnes \u0026amp; Other Poets' [86 pages] brings together, for the first time, all of the available poems and short-stories by Harlem Renaissance poet and poetry critic Gwendolyn Bennett, published in the 1920s in prominent African American arts \u0026amp; culture magazines like Opportunity, The Crisis, and The Messenger (1923-28); with numerous restored illustrations by Bennett, also a well-known visual artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e. . . . . . . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-: Purgation: -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou lived\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand your body\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClothed the flames of earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow that the fires have burned away\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd left your body cold, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI tremble as I stand\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the chiseled marble\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf your dust-freed soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e. . . . . . . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-: Quatrain: -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow strange that grass should sing-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrass is so still a thing . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd strange the swift surprise of snow, -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo soft it falls and slow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e. . . . . . . . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Forgotten Poets Newsletter presents: new collections of out-of-print and obscure poetry, with a focus on compressed \u0026amp; fragmented 'free' and 'new' verse from the late-1800s \u0026amp; early-1900s, \u0026amp; the early history of English-language tanka \u0026amp; haiku. Verses are carefully selected \u0026amp; spaciously laid-out, adorned with illustrations \u0026amp; ornaments from the books \u0026amp; magazines they originally appeared in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47353632751865,"sku":"9781991310262","price":14.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ETKCrBoW0P9781991310262_5088ed2f-707c-4977-bd4e-538e4ff542b4.webp?v=1769825461","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/gwendolyn-bennett-nocturnes-other-verse-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}