Harlem renaissance poetry

1. Harlem renaissance poetry AJ Basa, RandeeElamparo, Jacob Dagdagan, & AdrienMagpantay Period 2

2. Harlem Renaissance poetry defined • African American Culture movement to express themselves • Cultural movement also known as the New Negro Movement • Took place in the first half of the 20th century • Centered in the city Harlem of New York -Not only a poetry movement but also includes: - Jazz, painting, dancing, and music • Post World-War I • A time when African-Americans moved from the poor South to the much more Industrial North (Great Migration) • Poetry was used during this movement to cultivate a new cultural identity and voice for African Americans

3. Techniques and themes • Techniques • Used rhythms of African American music into poems of ghetto life. (ex: Langston Hughes) • Use of Sonnets to attack racial violence. (ex: Claude McKay) • Some writers would use the structure of blues song with repetition. • Some used Black/African American dialect. • Themes • Challenges racism and stereotypes of African Americans. • To celebrate the newfound interest in the African American Culture for the first time. • Life & Hardships • Skin Colors and Race

4. Claude mckay (1889-1948) • Sept. 15, 1889 – May 22, 1948 • Born in ‬Jamaica • At age 7 he went to live with his oldest brother who was a teacher • McKay read a lot of  philosophy, science, theology, classical and British literature, • Started writing poetry at age 10 • Left for US in 1912 to attend Tuskegee Institute • During his time in US, McKay became involved with black radicals • Formed a revolutionary organization called the African Blood Brotherhood

5. Notable Works • Songs of Jamaica (1912) • ConstabBallads (1912) • America(1921) • The Dialect Poetry of Claude McKay (1972) • The Passion of Claude McKay (1973) 

6. Langston Hughes (1902-1967) • His parents divorced when he was a young child and his father moved to Mexico so he was raised by his grandmother until he was thirteen • After graduating high school, he spent a year in Mexico, then a year at Columbia university in New York.  • In November, 1924, Hughes wrote his first book of poetry,The Weary Blues • He claimed his influences to be Paul Laurence Dunbar, Carl Sandburg, and Walt Whitman • Hughes refused to write about personal experiences, but he wrote to reflect African Americans actual culture: including suggerring, culture and love for music. • He died due to a complication of prostate cancer may 22, 1967

7. Notable works • Let America Be America Again   • Dream Deferred • Mother to Son • Justice

8. Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) • Born from a slave family in Dayton, Ohio; Mother: Matilda, Father: Joshua • Only active African American student in high school, as editor of school newspaper and class president • William Dean Howells published Dunbar’s work, “Majors and Minors” • Use of Negro Dialect made him the first well known accepted African American writer • Work is known for its conversational tone and colorful language, with brilliant rhetorical structure • Died of Tuberculosis in Dayton

9. Notable works • A Black-Log Song • A Banjo Song • A Choice • Morning

10. Counteecullen (1903-1946) • Born in New York City and raised in a Methodist parsonage (church house). • He began writing poetry at the age of 14. • In 1922, he attended New York University. • His poems were published in The Crisis, which was led by the famous W.E.B Du Bois. • He was resistant to the new poetic techniques of the Modernists.

11. Notable Works • Color • Copper Sun • The Ballad of the Brown Girl • Incident

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13. AP style writing prompts • 1.Carefully read the following poem by Claude McKay. Then write a well-organized essay in which you analyze how Dunbar conveys the relationship between the Americans and African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance through the use of figurative language and other poetic techniques. • 2. Read carefully the following poem by Countee Cullen. Then write an essay analyzing how Cullen employs literary techniques to develop the complex meanings that the speaker attributes to the time era. You may wish to consider such elements as structure, imagery, and tone. • 3. Read carefully the following poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Then write an essay analyzing how Dunbar employs literary techniques to develop the complex meanings that the speaker attributes to the time period of the Harlem Renaissance. You may wish to consider such elements as structure, imagery, and tone.

14. Interactive poetry lesson • Write a poem using the writing styles similar to those during the Harlem Renaissance using the following topics: • 1) Racism • 2) Bullying • 3) War AT LEAST 3 VOLUNTEERS!!!!

15. quiz • Which genre of music did the Harlem Renaissance mostly impact? A)Jazz/Blues B)Country C)Rap D)Folk

16. Which genre of music did the Harlem Renaissance mostly impact? A)Jazz/Blues B)Country C)Rap D)Folk

17. What other ideas contributed to the Harlem Renaissance besides poetry? A) Farm work, Babysitting, and House Cleaning B) Painting, Dancing, and Music C) Eating, Sleeping, and Watching TV D) Walking a Dog, Walking a Cat, Walking a Lion

18. What other ideas contributed to the Harlem Renaissance besides poetry? A) Farm work, Babysitting, and House Cleaning B) Painting, Dancing, and Music C) Eating, Sleeping, and Watching TV D) Walking a Dog, Walking a Cat, Walking a Lion

19. What are some of the possible themes in a Harlem Renaissance poem? A) Challenges racism and stereotypes of African Americans. B) To celebrate the newfound interest in the African American Culture for the first time. C) Life & Hardships D) Skin Colors and Race E) All of the Above

20. What are some of the possible themes in a Harlem Renaissance poem? A) Challenges racism and stereotypes of African Americans. B) To celebrate the newfound interest in the African American Culture for the first time. C) Life & Hardships D) Skin Colors and Race E) All of the Above

21. In Langston Hughes’ Poem “A Dream Deferred”, what literary device is used throughout the poem? • A) Hyperbole • B) Metaphor • C) Simile • D) Repetition • E) All of the Above

22. In Langston Hughes’ Poem “A Dream Deferred”, what literary device is used throughout the poem? • A) Hyperbole • B) Metaphor • C) Simile • D) Repetition • E) All of the Above

23. resources • http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/25 • http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/302 • http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/55 • http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5657 • http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/83