Although he lived to be only 33 years old, this writer was prolific, writing short stories, novels, librettos, plays, songs and essays as well as the poetry for which he became well known.
Born in 1872 in Dayton, Ohio, this African-American was the son of ex- slaves and classmate to two other Dayton men who gained national prominence -- Orville and Wilbur Wright. Although he lived to be only 33 years old, this writer was prolific, writing short stories, novels, librettos, plays, songs and essays as well as the poetry for which he became well known. FTP, name this author, whose first work was the poetry collection Oak and Ivy, but is known best for such poems as "We Wear the Mask," "Negro Love Song," and "Sympathy," and the collection Lyrics of Lowly Life.
Born in 1872 in Dayton, Ohio, this African-American was the son of ex- slaves and classmate to two other Dayton men who gained national prominence -- Orville and Wilbur Wright.
Paul Laurence {Dunbar}