Jamaican-American poet Claude McKay (1889-1948) came to the U.S. in 1912 and became an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance. This inexpensive edition includes a representative sample of his Jamaican dialect verse, but concentrates on poems from Harlem Shadows (1922) and uncollected verse. Edited and with an introduction by Joan R. Sherman.
| ISBN: | 9780486408767 |
| Publication date: | 28th March 2003 |
| Author: | Claude McKay, Joan R Sherman |
| Publisher: | Search Press an imprint of Dover Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 52 pages |
| Series: | Dover Thrift Editions |
| Genres: |
Poetry by individual poets |