Literacy Lesson Bellringer: Harlem Renaissance Poetry by Nathaniel Reyes

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nreyes6_6 — 2024-04-21 15:13:07 UTC

https://www.byarcadia.org/post/poetry-and-politics-101-poetry-of-the-harlem-renaissance

Writers and artists of the Harlem Renaissance were fundamentally concerned with the political in their poetry, yet their dedication to the poetic and the artistic created an intense focus not just on political criticism, but on creating an artistic space that encouraged “race solidarity, and pride, and a conscious connection with the African homeland”

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2024-04-22 21:31:31 UTC

Langston Hughes was a key factor in the poetry movement.

2024-04-22 21:31:42 UTC

I found it interesting that they called the geographic boundary of Harlem “dismissive” because it was too specific. I agree, and would like to learn more about the other areas and places

2024-04-22 21:31:59 UTC

harlem renaissance embodies cultural pride.

Summer Roselli

2024-04-22 21:32:00 UTC

Racial pride and subjugation of the historically oppressive narratives were at the crux of poetry written during the Harlem Renaissance.

2024-04-22 21:32:10 UTC

The Harlem Renaissance is known as a time where political and social criticisms were turned into a place where art, music, poetry, and fiction could flourish!