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The Black Christ & Other Poems

The Black Christ & Other Poems

by Countee Cullen

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Author
Cullen, Countee, 1903-1946
Title
The Black Christ, & other poems
Original Publication
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1929.
Credits
Sean/IB@DP, Terry Jeffress, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject
African Americans -- Poetry
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 77442
Release Date
December 11, 2025
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.The Black Christ & Other Poems
  2. 2.Untitled
  3. 3.Untitled
  4. 4.Untitled
  5. 5.Untitled
  6. 6.Untitled
  7. 7.Untitled
  8. 8.Contents
  9. 9.Varia
  10. 10.To the Three for Whom the Book
  11. 11.Tribute
  12. 12.That Bright Chimeric Beast
  13. 13.At the Etoile
  14. 14.Two Epitaphs — 1 For the Unknown Soldier (Paris) — 2 For a Child Still-born
  15. 15.To an Unknown Poet
  16. 16.Little Sonnet to Little Friends
  17. 17.Mood
  18. 18.Counter Mood
  19. 19.The Wind and the Weather
  20. 20.In the Midst of Life
  21. 21.Minutely Hurt
  22. 22.Never the Final Stone
  23. 23.Light Lady
  24. 24.By Their Fruits
  25. 25.A Miracle Demanded
  26. 26.Tongue-tied
  27. 27.Ultima Verba
  28. 28.The Foolish Heart
  29. 29.A Wish
  30. 30.For Helen Keller
  31. 31.Asked and Answered
  32. 32.Two Poets — 1 — 2
  33. 33.Not Sacco and Vanzetti
  34. 34.A Song No Gentleman Would Sing to Any Lady
  35. 35.Self Criticism
  36. 36.A Thorn Forever in the Breast
  37. 37.The Proud Heart
  38. 38.Interlude
  39. 39.The Simple Truth
  40. 40.Therefore, Adieu
  41. 41.At a Parting
  42. 42.Dictum
  43. 43.Revelation
  44. 44.Bright Bindings
  45. 45.Ghosts
  46. 46.Song in Spite of Myself
  47. 47.Nothing Endures
  48. 48.There Must Be Words
  49. 49.One Day I Told My Love
  50. 50.Lesson
  51. 51.The Street Called Crooked
  52. 52.The Law That Changeth Not
  53. 53.Valedictory
  54. 54.Color
  55. 55.To Certain Critics
  56. 56.Black Majesty
  57. 57.Song of Praise
  58. 58.The Black Christ
  59. 59.The Black Christ — 1 — 2
  60. 60.Transcriber’s Notes

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