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Complete Poems - Penguin Classics
James Weldon Johnson
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Complete Poems - Penguin Classics
James Weldon Johnson
2000 marks the centenary of "Lift Every Voice and Sing," James Weldon Johnson's most famous lyric, which is now embraced as the Negro National Anthem. In celebration, this Penguin original collects all the poems from Johnson's published works?Fifty Years and Other Poems (1917), God's Trombones (1927), and Saint Peter Relates an Incident of the Resurrection Day (1935)?along with a number of previously unpublished poems.
Sondra Kathryn Wilson, the foremost authority on Johnson and his work, provides an introduction that sheds light on Johnson's many achievements and his pioneering contributions to recording and celebrating the African American experience.
202 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 1, 2000 |
| ISBN13 | 9780141185453 |
| Publishers | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Pages | 202 |
| Dimensions | 127 × 203 × 13 mm · 195 g |
| Language | English |
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