Tag Archives: Paul Laurence Dunbar

Dunbar and Angelou on Caged Birds

In “Caged Bird,” Angelou contrasts the life of a bird that is caged with tht of a bird that is free.

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Lift We Up Our Songs of Praise

Dunbar has a luminescent Thanksgiving poem, which is all the more impressive given the racism he faced as a Black man.

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We Come to Pay Our Thanks to Thee

A Paul Laurence Dunbar poem giving thanks on this holiday devoted to gratitude.

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The Explosion of Summer

A Paul Laurence Dunbar poem to usher us into the summer. It begins with breathless waiting–and then everything explodes.

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