The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
By Paul Laurence Dunbar
Length13h 20m
About this audiobook
In "The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar," the enduring voice of African American literature is powerfully encapsulated. Dunbar's poetry, characterized by its rhythmic cadences and profound emotional depth, navigates the experiences of African Americans in post-Civil War America. Through a juxtaposition of dialect and standard English, he eloquently conveys themes of identity, struggle, and resilience. His use of innovative forms and vivid imagery reflects the socio-political landscape of his time, making his work a pivotal commentary on race relations and cultural identity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) was a pioneer in American literature, often celebrated as the first African American to gain national prominence. Raised in Dayton, Ohio, by formerly enslaved parents, Dunbar's experiences profoundly influenced his writing. His early exposure to the racial injustices of society, along with his extensive education and literary ambitions, fueled his desire to give voice to the African American experience through poignant verse and compelling storytelling. This collection is a crucial addition to any literary canon, offering readers both historical insight and artistic brilliance. For those interested in the intersections of race and literature, "The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar" is an essential read, providing a timeless reflection on the resilience of the human spirit and the complexities of cultural identity.
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GenrePoetry
Length13 hrs 20 mins
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Publish dateSep 16, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
224LULLABY
2BY
225THE PHOTOGRAPH
3DEDICATIONS
226JEALOUS
4INTRODUCTION TO LYRICS OF LOWLY LIFE
227PARTED
5INDEX OF TITLES
228TEMPTATION
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6INDEX OF FIRST LINES
229POSSUM TROT
7THE POET AND HIS SONG
230DELY
8RETORT
231BREAKING THE CHARM
9ACCOUNTABILITY
232HUNTING SONG
10FREDERICK DOUGLASS
233A LETTER
11LIFE
234CHRISMUS IS A-COMIN'
12THE LESSON
235A CABIN TALE
13THE RISING OF THE STORM
236THE YOUNG MASTER ASKS FOR A STORY
14SUNSET
237AT CANDLE-LIGHTIN' TIME
15THE OLD APPLE-TREE
238WHISTLING SAM
16A PRAYER
239HOW LUCY BACKSLID
17PASSION AND LOVE
240TO THE ROAD
18THE SEEDLING
241A SPRING WOOING
19PROMISE
242JOGGIN' ERLONG
20FULFILMENT.
243IN MAY
21SONG
244DREAMS
22AN ANTE-BELLUM SERMON
245THE TRYST
23ODE TO ETHIOPIA
246A PLEA
24THE CORN-STALK FIDDLE
247THE DOVE
25THE MASTER-PLAYER
248A WARM DAY IN WINTER
26THE MYSTERY
249SNOWIN'
27NOT THEY WHO SOAR
250KEEP A SONG UP ON DE WAY
28WHITTIER
251THE TURNING OF THE BABIES IN THE BED
29TWO SONGS
252THE DANCE
30A BANJO SONG
253SOLILOQUY OF A TURKEY
31LONGING
254FISHING
32THE PATH
255A PLANTATION PORTRAIT
33THE LAWYERS' WAYS
256A LITTLE CHRISTMAS BASKET
34ODE FOR MEMORIAL DAY
257THE VALSE
35PREMONITION
258REPONSE
36RETROSPECTION
259MY SWEET BROWN GAL
37UNEXPRESSED
260SPRING FEVER
38SONG OF SUMMER
261THE VISITOR
39SPRING SONG
262SONG
40TO LOUISE
263THE COLORED BAND
41THE RIVALS
264TO A VIOLET FOUND ON ALL SAINTS' DAY
42THE LOVER AND THE MOON
265INSPIRATION
43CONSCIENCE AND REMORSE
266MY LADY OF CASTLE GRAND
44IONE
267DRIZZLE
45I
268DE CRITTERS' DANCE
46II
269WHEN DEY 'LISTED COLORED SOLDIERS
47III
270LINCOLN
48RELIGION
271ENCOURAGEMENT
49DEACON JONES' GRIEVANCE
272THE BOOGAH MAN
50ALICE
273THE WRAITH
51AFTER THE QUARREL
274SILENCE
52BEYOND THE YEARS
275WHIP-POOR-WILL AND KATY-DID
53I
276'LONG TO'DS NIGHT
54II
277A GRIEVANCE
55III
278DINAH KNEADING DOUGH
56AFTER A VISIT
279TO A CAPTIOUS CRITIC
57CURTAIN
280DAT OL' MARE O' MINE
58THE SPELLIN'-BEE
281IN THE MORNING
59KEEP A-PLUGGIN' AWAY
282THE POET
60NIGHT OF LOVE
283A FLORIDA NIGHT
61COLUMBIAN ODE
284DIFFERENCES
62I
285LONG AGO
63II
286A PLANTATION MELODY
64III
287A SPIRITUAL
65A BORDER BALLAD
288THE MEMORY OF MARTHA
66AN EASY-GOIN' FELLER
289W'EN I GITS HOME
67A NEGRO LOVE SONG
290"HOWDY, HONEY, HOWDY!"
68THE DILETTANTE: A MODERN TYPE
291THE UNSUNG HEROES
69THE COLORED SOLDIERS
292THE POOL
70NATURE AND ART
293POSSESSION
71TO MY FRIEND CHARLES BOOTH NETTLETON
294THE OLD FRONT GATE
72I
295DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER
73II
296A FROLIC
74AFTER WHILE
297NODDIN' BY DE FIRE
75A POEM OF FAITH
298LOVE'S CASTLE
76THE OL' TUNES
299MORNING SONG OF LOVE
77MELANCHOLIA
300ON A CLEAN BOOK
78THE WOOING
301TO F. N.
79MERRY AUTUMN
302TO THE EASTERN SHORE
80WHEN DE CO'N PONE'S HOT
303RELUCTANCE
81BALLAD
304BALLADE
82THE CHANGE HAS COME
305L'ENVOI.
83COMPARISON
306SPEAKIN' AT DE COU'T-HOUSE
84A CORN-SONG
307BLACK SAMSON OF BRANDYWINE
85DISCOVERED
308THE LOOKING-GLASS
86DISAPPOINTED
309A MISTY DAY
87INVITATION TO LOVE
310LI'L' GAL
88HE HAD HIS DREAM
311DOUGLASS
89GOOD-NIGHT
312WHEN SAM'L SINGS
90A COQUETTE CONQUERED
313BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
91NORA: A SERENADE
314THE MONK'S WALK
92OCTOBER
315LOVE-SONG
93A SUMMER'S NIGHT
316SLOW THROUGH THE DARK
94SHIPS THAT PASS IN THE NIGHT
317THE MURDERED LOVER
95THE DELINQUENT
318PHILOSOPHY
96DAWN
319A PREFERENCE
97A DROWSY DAY
320THE DEBT
98DIRGE
321ON THE DEDICATION OF DOROTHY HALL
99HYMN
322TUSKEGEE, ALA., APRIL 22, 1901.
100PREPARATION
323A ROADWAY
101THE DESERTED PLANTATION
324LOVE'S SEASONS
102THE SECRET
325TO A DEAD FRIEND
103THE WIND AND THE SEA
326TO THE SOUTH
104RIDING TO TOWN
327ON ITS NEW SLAVERY
105WE WEAR THE MASK
328THE HAUNTED OAK
106THE MEADOW LARK
329WELTSCHMERTZ
107ONE LIFE
330ROBERT GOULD SHAW
108CHANGING TIME
331ROSES
109DEAD
332A LOVE SONG
110A CONFIDENCE
333ITCHING HEELS
111PHYLLIS
334TO AN INGRATE
112RIGHT'S SECURITY
335IN THE TENTS OF AKBAR
113IF
336THE FOUNT OF TEARS
114THE SONG
337LIFE'S TRAGEDY
115SIGNS OF THE TIMES
338DE WAY T'INGS COME
116WHY FADES A DREAM?
339NOON
117THE SPARROW
340AT THE TAVERN
118SPEAKIN' O' CHRISTMAS
341DEATH
119LONESOME
342NIGHT, DIM NIGHT
120GROWIN' GRAY
343II
121TO THE MEMORY OF MARY YOUNG
344III
122WHEN MALINDY SINGS
345IV
123THE PARTY
346V
124THE PARADOX
347THE SAND-MAN
125OVER THE HILLS
348JOHNNY SPEAKS
126WITH THE LARK
349WINTER-SONG
127IN SUMMER
350A CHRISTMAS FOLKSONG
128THE MYSTIC SEA
351THE FOREST GREETING
129A SAILOR'S SONG
352THE LILY OF THE VALLEY
130THE BOHEMIAN
353ENCOURAGED
131ABSENCE
354TO J. Q.
132HER THOUGHT AND HIS
355DIPLOMACY
133THE RIGHT TO DIE
356SCAMP
134BEHIND THE ARRAS
357WADIN' IN DE CRICK
135WHEN THE OLD MAN SMOKES
358THE QUILTING
136THE GARRET
359PARTED
137TO E. H. K.
360FOREVER
138ON THE RECEIPT OF A FAMILIAR POEM
361THE PLANTATION CHILD'S LULLABY
139A BRIDAL MEASURE
362TWILIGHT
140VENGEANCE IS SWEET
363CURIOSITY
141A HYMN
364OPPORTUNITY
142AFTER READING "LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT."
365PUTTIN' THE BABY AWAY
143JUST WHISTLE A BIT
366THE FISHER CHILD'S LULLABY
144THE BARRIER
367FAITH
145DREAMS
368THE FARM CHILD'S LULLABY
146THE DREAMER
369THE PLACE WHERE THE RAINBOW ENDS
147WAITING
370HOPE
148THE END OF THE CHAPTER
371APPRECIATION
149SYMPATHY
372A SONG
150LOVE AND GRIEF
373DAY
151LOVE'S CHASTENING
374TO DAN
152MORTALITY
375WHAT'S THE USE
153LOVE
376A LAZY DAY
154SHE GAVE ME A ROSE
377ADVICE
155DREAM SONG I
378LIMITATIONS
156DREAM SONG II
379A GOLDEN DAY
157CHRISTMAS IN THE HEART
380THE UNLUCKY APPLE
158THE KING IS DEAD
381THE DISCOVERY
159THEOLOGY
382MORNING
160RESIGNATION
383THE AWAKENING
161LOVE'S HUMILITY
384LOVE'S DRAFT
162PRECEDENT
385A MUSICAL
163SHE TOLD HER BEADS
386TWELL DE NIGHT IS PAS'
164LITTLE LUCY LANDMAN
387BLUE
165THE GOURD
388DREAMIN' TOWN
166THE KNIGHT
389AT NIGHT
167THOU ART MY LUTE
390KIDNAPED
168THE PHANTOM KISS
391COMPENSATION
169COMMUNION
392WINTER'S APPROACH
170MARE RUBRUM
393ANCHORED
171IN AN ENGLISH GARDEN
394THE VETERAN
172THE CRISIS
395YESTERDAY AND TO-MORROW
173THE CONQUERORS
396THE CHANGE
174THE BLACK TROOPS IN CUBA
397THE CHASE
175ALEXANDER CRUMMELL—DEAD
398SUPPOSE
176WHEN ALL IS DONE
399THE DEATH OF THE FIRST BORN
177THE POET AND THE BABY
400BEIN' BACK HOME
178DISTINCTION
401THE OLD CABIN
179THE SUM
402DESPAIR
180SONNET
403CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES
181ON AN OLD BOOK WITH UNCUT LEAVES
404TILL THE WIND GETS RIGHT
182ON THE SEA WALL
405A SUMMER NIGHT
183TO A LADY PLAYING THE HARP
406AT SUNSET TIME
184CONFESSIONAL
407NIGHT
185MISAPPREHENSION
408AT LOAFING-HOLT
186PROMETHEUS
409WHEN A FELLER'S ITCHIN' TO BE SPANKED
187LOVE'S PHASES
410THE RIVER OF RUIN
188FOR THE MAN WHO FAILS
411TO HER
189HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
412A LOVE LETTER
190VAGRANTS
413AFTER MANY DAYS
191A WINTER'S DAY
414LIZA MAY
192MY LITTLE MARCH GIRL
415THE MASTERS
193REMEMBERED
416TROUBLE IN DE KITCHEN
194LOVE DESPOILED
417CHRISTMAS
195THE LAPSE
418ROSES AND PEARLS
196THE WARRIOR'S PRAYER
419RAIN-SONGS
197FAREWELL TO ARCADY
420A LOST DREAM
198THE VOICE OF THE BANJO
421A SONG
199THE STIRRUP CUP
422WHEN WINTER DARKENING ALL AROUND
200A CHOICE
423FROM THE PORCH AT RUNNYMEDE
201THEN
424EQUIPMENT
202NOW
425EVENING
203AT CHESHIRE CHEESE
426TO PFRIMMER
204MY CORN-COB PIPE
427TO THE MIAMI
205IN AUGUST
428CHRISTMAS CAROL
206THE DISTURBER
429A SUMMER PASTORAL
207EXPECTATION
430IN SUMMER TIME
208LOVER'S LANE
431A THANKSGIVING POEM
209PROTEST
432NUTTING SONG
210HYMN
433LOVE'S PICTURES
211LITTLE BROWN BABY
434THE OLD HOMESTEAD
212TIME TO TINKER 'ROUN'!
435ON THE DEATH OF W. C.
213THE REAL QUESTION
436AN OLD MEMORY
214JILTED
437A CAREER
215THE NEWS
438ON THE RIVER
216CHRISMUS ON THE PLANTATION
439POOR WITHERED ROSE
217ANGELINA
440WORN OUT
218FOOLIN' WID DE SEASONS
441JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY
219MY SORT O' MAN
442A MADRIGAL
220POSSUM
443A STARRY NIGHT
221ON THE ROAD
444A LYRIC
222A DEATH SONG
445HOW SHALL I WOO THEE
223A BACK-LOG SONG
446TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES
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