{"product_id":"gwendolyn-bennett-nocturnes-gwendolyn-bennett-9781991310262","title":"Gwendolyn Bennett - Nocturnes \u0026 Other Verse","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gwendolyn Bennett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1991310269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781991310262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Forgotten Poets\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Gwendolyn Bennett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46602975346943,"sku":"9781991310262","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e10d6cae-b68c-4614-ad28-8c9d5ad7ae24.jpg?v=1739695837","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gwendolyn-bennett-nocturnes-gwendolyn-bennett-9781991310262","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}