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William Stanley Braithwaite, a talented poet in his own right, was most notable for his anthologies of poetry including these annual collections that spanned at least twelve years from 1913 to 1924. These were composed of poems written in that year, and included a wide range of poetry from classical to avant-garde. As an African American, he also included many selections from other African American poets. He is recognized as a significant publisher of Harlem Renaissance poets - Summary by Larry Wilson
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Introduction
14:09 - Chapter 2
Hymn to Demeter, by Louis V. Ledoux
02:43 - Chapter 3
Over the Wintry Threshold, by Bliss Carman
01:02 - Chapter 4
In April, by Margaret Lee Ashley
00:54 - Chapter 5
May Is Building Her House, by Richard Le Gallienne
01:42 - Chapter 6
In a Forgotten Burying-ground, by Ruth Guthrie Harding
00:53 - Chapter 7
Wind, by Fannie Stearns Davis
01:11 - Chapter 8
The Speckled Trout, by Madison Cawein
01:55 - Chapter 9
Trees, by Joyce Kilmer
00:50 - Chapter 10
In the Hospital, by Arthur Guiterman
01:04 - Chapter 11
Love of Life, by Tertius van Dyke
01:27 - Chapter 12
God’s Will, by Mildred Howells
00:59 - Chapter 13
On the Birth of a Child, by Louis Untermeyer
01:19 - Chapter 14
To a Child Falling Asleep, Robert Alden Sanborn
03:10 - Chapter 15
A Roman Doll, by Agnes Lee
01:41 - Chapter 16
Sappho, by Sara Teasdale
06:31 - Chapter 17
Of Moira Up the Glen, by Edward J. O’Brien
02:25 - Chapter 18
Morning Glories, by John G. Neihardt
01:23 - Chapter 19
Lest I Learn, by Witter Bynner
00:54 - Chapter 20
Later, by Willard Huntington Wright
01:34 - Chapter 21
The Old Maid, by Sara Teasdale
01:05 - Chapter 22
Departure, by John Hall Wheelock
00:51 - Chapter 23
An Adieu, by Florence Earle Coates
00:59 - Chapter 24
Heart’s Tide, by Ethel M. Hewitt
00:55 - Chapter 25
Waiting, by Charles Hanson Towne
00:35 - Chapter 26
Desiderium, by Richard Le Gallienne
01:29 - Chapter 27
Human, by Richard Burton
00:40 - Chapter 28
The Ghost, by Hermann Hagedorn
01:11 - Chapter 29
A Mountain Gateway, by Bliss Carman
02:19 - Chapter 30
Perugia, by Amelia Josephine Burr
02:42 - Chapter 31
Ghosts, by Marguerite Mooers Marshall
01:48 - Chapter 32
St. John and the Faun, by George Edward Woodberry
03:10 - Chapter 33
School, by Percy MacKaye
07:34 - Chapter 34
The Marvelous Munchausen, by William Rose Benet
05:20 - Chapter 35
Train-mates, by Witter Bynner
02:15 - Chapter 36
The Kallyope Yell, by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
04:49 - Chapter 37
Thanksgiving For Our Task, by Shaemas OSheel
03:46 - Chapter 38
A Likeness, by Willa Sibert Cather
02:54 - Chapter 39
The Field of Glory, by Edwin Arlington Robinson
02:42 - Chapter 40
Rich Man, Poor Man--, by Francis Hill
00:56 - Chapter 41
The Sin Eater, by Ruth Comfort Mitchell
02:57 - Chapter 42
Night-sentries, by George Sterling
03:24 - Chapter 43
The Swordless Christ, by Percy Adams Hutchison
02:03 - Chapter 44
What of the Night?, by Willard Huntington Wright
03:07 - Chapter 45
A Threnody, by Louis V. Ledoux
09:04 - Chapter 46
November, by Mahlon Leonard Fisher
01:07 - Chapter 47
Salutation, by Ruth Sterry
01:10 - Chapter 48
Here Lies Pierrot, by Richard Burton
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