Fenton Johnson

Fenton Johnson (1888–1958) was an American poet from Chicago associated with the early Harlem Renaissance. His poetry is known for its modern, free-verse style and critical portrayal of African American urban life. Biografía ↓Más ↓

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Voices of the Dusk

Do you hear the witches wailing? Witches wailing, wailing, wailing, Do you see the ghost robes trailing? Ghost robes trailing, trailing, trailing It is but a nighttime whisper, But a whisper of the zephyr? Or my soul in secret meeting That dim soul whose fate is loving? Tell me, tell me, tell me, Voices of the Dusk. Do you see those spirits lonely? Spirits lonely, lonely, lonely. Can they be for lost souls only? Lost souls only, only, only. Are they but the fearful phantoms, Fearful phantoms from my fancy?

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Fenton Johnson (1888–1958) was an American poet, essayist, and playwright born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of Chicago and later Northwestern University. Johnson published several poetry collections, including A Little Dreaming (1913), Visions of the Dusk (1915), and Songs of the Soil (1916). His work anticipated the Harlem Renaissance with its use of free verse and its focus on the experiences of Black Americans in urban settings. Johnson's poetry often explores themes of weariness, disillusionment, and social injustice, as seen in his well-known poem 'Tired.' He is regarded as a significant forerunner of the New Negro movement in literature.

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