Paul Laurence Dunbar wrote a song titled, “We Wear The Mask”. The song was a chilling metaphor of post-slavery America. It spoke to the fact that, while slavery had ended, there was still hardship ...

(ACME photo) Her mother was proud of the poems Gwendolyn started writing when she was 6. “You’re going to be the lady Paul Laurence Dunbar,” her mother would say, comparing Gwendolyn to a ...

Paul Laurence Dunbar was only 33 years old when he died in 1906. Dunbar also penned one of the most iconic phrases in Black literature – “I know why the caged bird sings” – his poem “Sympathy.” While ...

MASSILLON − Ohio-born poet Paul Laurence Dunbar will be in the spotlight on Feb. 23. Dunbar, a Dayton native, is legendary in the poetry community, hailed by event organizers as "your favorite ...

Paul Laurence Dunbar in 1901. ullstein bild/Getty Images Dunbar’s second break came three years later. On his 24th birthday, he received a glowing Harper’s Weekly review of his second book of poetry, ...

Paul Laurence Dunbar was only 33 years old when he died in 1906 ... while William Grant Still’s “Afro-American” symphony features spoken epigraphs of Dunbar poems before each movement. Dunbar’s legacy ...

Light refreshments will be provided. In celebration of Black History Month, Brown will recite poems from Black poets James Weldon Johnson, Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Robert Hayden and Paul ...

It came from a poem written by Paul Laurence Dunbar. A Black male poet writing in the 1800s, and-- - Do you remember that? - Yes. It's called "Sympathy," the poem. "I know what the caged bird ...

Art can help us make sense of the world, and these moving poems about life offer a better understanding of the ups and downs ...

He had his dream. “He Had His Dream” is one of the most famous inspirational poems ever written. Paul Laurence Dunbar tells the story of a man who has faced hardships throughout his life but ...