Women of the Harlem Renaissance: Poems & Stories

by Various

Marissa Constantinou (Editor) and Kate Dossett (Introduction)

The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement that saw an explosion of Black art, music and writing, yet few female creatives are remembered alongside their male counterparts.

Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Women of the Harlem Renaissance is edited by Marissa Constantinou and introduced by Professor Kate Dossett.

Exploring subjects from love, loss and motherhood to jazz, passing and Jim Crow law, the poems and stories collected in this anthology celebrate the women of colour at the heart of the movement. Alice Dunbar-Nelson parades through New Orleans in ‘A Carnival Jangle’ whilst Carrie Williams Clifford takes to Fifth Avenue in ‘Silent Protest Parade’, and Nella Larsen seeks a mother’s protection in ‘Sanctuary’. Showcasing popular authors alongside writers you might discover for the first time, this collection of daring and disruptive writing encapsulates early twentieth-century America in surprising and beautiful ways.

• ISBN10: 152906922X
• ISBN13: 9781529069228
• Publish Date: 15 September 2022
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Imprint: Macmillan Collector's Library
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 208
• Language: English

Reviews

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Thank you, NetGalley and Pan Macmillan for the chance to read and review Women of the Harlem Renaissance, edited by  Marissa Constantinou.

 

This book consists of short stories and poems by different women. It's a great way to check out different writers and see whose style might be to your taste before reading more by them. I particularly liked the Abyss by Nella Larson and can't wait to read more of her work. I also really loved the poems Hope by Clara Ann Thompson, Motherhood by Georgie Douglas Johnson, and Regret by Olivia Ward Bush-Banks.