Miscellaneous Poems
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
This is a collection of poetry by African American author Paul Laurence Dunbar. Dunbar's work frequently features a conversational tone, innovative rhetorical structure, and a colorful use of both dialect and mainstream English. Dunbar was among the first nationally successful African American writers.
Source: Dunbar, P.L. (1913). The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar. New York: Dodd, Mead, and Company.
- The Capture
- "Duck come switchin’ ‘cross de lot"
- When Winter Darkening All Around
- "When winter covering all the ground"
- From the Porch at Runnymede
- "I stand above the city’s rush and din,"
- Equipment
- "With what thou gavest me, O Master,"
- Evening
- "The moon begins her stately ride"
- To Pfrimmer
- "Driftwood gathered here and there"
- To the Miami
- "Kiss me, Miami, thou most constant one!"
- Christmas Carol
- "Ring out, ye bells!, All Nature swells"
- A Summer Pastoral
- "It’s hot to–day. The bees is buzzin’"
- In Summer Time
- "When summer time has come, and all"
- A Thanksgiving Poem
- "The sun hath shed its kindly light,"
- Nutting Song
- "The November sun invites me,"
- Love's Pictures
- "Like the blush upon the rose"
- The Old Homestead
- "‘Tis an old deserted homestead"
- On the Death of W.C.
- "Thou arrant robber, Death!"
- An Old Memory
- "How sweet the music sounded"
- A Career
- "“Break me my bounds, and let me fly"
- On the River
- "The sun is low, The waters flow,"
- Poor Withered Rose—A Song
- "Poor withered rose, she gave it me,"
- Worn Out
- "You bid me hold my peace"
- James Whitcomb Riley
- "No matter what you call it, Whether genius, or art,"
- A Madrigal
- "Dream days of fond delight and hours"
- A Starry Night
- "A cloud fell down from the heavens,"
- A Lyric
- "My lady love lives far away,"
- How Shall I Woo Thee
- "How shall I woo thee to win thee, mine own?"
- Year Published: 1913
- Language: English
- Country of Origin: United States of America
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Readability:
- Flesch–Kincaid Level: 6.5
- Word Count: 4,651
- Genre: Poetry
- Keywords: autumn, blessings, calm, darkness, day, daytime, death, dream, driftwood, florida, freedom, grief, hands, happiness, heaven, home, hope, injustice, jealousy, joy, leisure, liberty, life, longing, love, miami, night, nighttime, pain, peace, prayers, rest, river, romance, sky, society, summertime, sun, talents, thankfulness, time, water, work, youth