Countee Cullen, who is considered one of the Greatest American authors, wrote during the Harlem Renaissance period. Particularly, in his works titled “To A Brown Boy” (1923) and “Incident” (1925) written in poetry, we can see evidence of the characteristics, themes and style identified with “The New Negro” which was extant in American letters between the 1920’s and 1930’s. As a representative of such movement, Countee Cullen remains one of the most exemplary and important writers of his time.
Countee Porter Cullen was born on May 30, 1903. His place of birth is unidentified, though some sources state that he may have been born in Louisville, Kentucky, Baltimore, or New York City. He lost his parents and brother, but it is believed that he …show more content…
He went on to attend New York University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1925 and won the Witter Bynner Poetry Prize. That same year, Cullen released his admired debut volume of poetry, “Color”, which is followed by “Copper Sun” and “The Ballad of the Brown Girl”.
Later on in 1926, he graduated from Harvard University with a master's degree, and eventually joined the editorial staff of Opportunity Magazine, writing the column "Dark Tower," which was a review of works from the African-American intelligentsia. Cullen later worked as a high school teacher, but recognized as a noted novelist, playwright and children's author. Finally, he died on January 9, 1946.
Countee Cullen wrote during the Harlem Renaissance period. This Literary Movement is characterized by the cultural and political produced visual arts, novels, plays, poems, music and dances that represented the flourishing of an original African-American expression. It was also called “The New Negro” movement, and it worked to turn the artists' dreams of freedom and equality becoming reality. In other words, “The New Negro" was the fight to the Renaissance's inclination. The New Negro, above all else, was a black “person” who was finally able to feel pride in her/his race, and in her/his race's culture without feeling deprived of the society.
Countee Porter Cullen was born on May 30, 1903. His place of birth is unidentified, though some sources state that he may have been born in Louisville, Kentucky, Baltimore, or New York City. He lost his parents and brother, but it is believed that he …show more content…
He went on to attend New York University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1925 and won the Witter Bynner Poetry Prize. That same year, Cullen released his admired debut volume of poetry, “Color”, which is followed by “Copper Sun” and “The Ballad of the Brown Girl”.
Later on in 1926, he graduated from Harvard University with a master's degree, and eventually joined the editorial staff of Opportunity Magazine, writing the column "Dark Tower," which was a review of works from the African-American intelligentsia. Cullen later worked as a high school teacher, but recognized as a noted novelist, playwright and children's author. Finally, he died on January 9, 1946.
Countee Cullen wrote during the Harlem Renaissance period. This Literary Movement is characterized by the cultural and political produced visual arts, novels, plays, poems, music and dances that represented the flourishing of an original African-American expression. It was also called “The New Negro” movement, and it worked to turn the artists' dreams of freedom and equality becoming reality. In other words, “The New Negro" was the fight to the Renaissance's inclination. The New Negro, above all else, was a black “person” who was finally able to feel pride in her/his race, and in her/his race's culture without feeling deprived of the society.