Recent Episodes
"Streets" by Lewis Alexander
"To Night" (Excerpt) by Percy Bysshe Shelley
"For My Grandmother" by Countee Cullen
"A Dream Within a Dream" (Excerpt) by Edgar Allan Poe
"Above the Dock" by T.E. Hulme
"Red" (Excerpt) by Eugene Field
Recent Blog Posts
Shimmering Like Rain: Lewis Alexander's "Streets"
A key figure of the Harlem Renaissance, Lewis Alexander was celebrated for his ability to weave the energy of the urban environment into traditional poetic forms. First published in 1926, "Streets" is a masterful example of his minimalist style. Ale…
Swift Be Thy Flight: Percy Bysshe Shelley's "To Night" (Excerpt)
Published posthumously in 1824, "To Night" is a masterful example of the lyrical intensity of Percy Bysshe Shelley, one of the major English Romantic poets. Shelley was a revolutionary spirit who often found his greatest inspiration in the sublime f…
The Promise of Regrowth: Countee Cullen's "For My Grandmother"
First published in his landmark 1925 debut collection Color, "For My Grandmother" is a poignant epitaph by Countee Cullen. One of the most celebrated voices of the Harlem Renaissance, Cullen often blended traditional European poetic forms with theme…