Countee Cullen and the Harlem Poetry Scene (1922–1934)

1. Cullen enters NYU and Harlem’s literary orbit

   Jan 1, 1922Labels: Countee Cullen, New York, Harlem

   • Poetry Fdn
   • Britannica

2. Speech printed in The Crisis boosts profile

   Aug 1, 1923Labels: Countee Cullen, The Crisis, NAACP

   • Cullen Bio

3. Early poem circulates in The Bookman

   Nov 1, 1923Labels: Countee Cullen, The Bookman, The Crisis

   • Lehigh Scalar

4. First book, Color, is published

   Jan 1, 1925Labels: Color book, Harper &, Countee Cullen

   • Poetry Fdn
   • Color book

5. “Heritage” appears in The Survey

   Mar 1, 1925Labels: Heritage poem, The Survey, Countee Cullen

   • Cullen Bio
   • MAPS

6. Cullen completes NYU degree as recognition grows

   Jun 1, 1925Labels: Countee Cullen, New York

   • Color book
   • Cullen Bio

7. Second collection, Copper Sun, follows early acclaim

   Jan 1, 1927Labels: Copper Sun, Harper &, Countee Cullen

   • Morgan Library
   • Princeton DPUL

8. Caroling Dusk anthology defines a poetry generation

   Jan 1, 1927Labels: Caroling Dusk, Anthology, Countee Cullen

   • LOC
   • Gutenberg

9. The Ballad of the Brown Girl appears in book form

   Jan 1, 1927Labels: The Ballad, Harper &, Countee Cullen

   • NMAAHC
   • Open Library

10. Marriage to Yolande Du Bois becomes major public event

    Apr 9, 1928Labels: Countee Cullen, Yolande Du, Salem Methodist

    • Yolande Bio
    • Cullen Bio

11. The Black Christ and Other Poems tests limits

    Jan 1, 1929Labels: The Black, Harper &, Countee Cullen

    • NMAAHC
    • Princeton DPUL

12. Du Bois issues statement on Cullen divorce

    Mar 31, 1930Labels: W E, Countee Cullen, Divorce statement

    • UMass Credo
    • Yolande Bio

13. One Way to Heaven shifts Cullen toward satire

    Jan 1, 1932Labels: One Way, Countee Cullen, Novel

    • EBSCO
    • Cullen Bio

14. Scene closes with lasting record of Cullen’s 1920s work

    Jan 1, 1934Labels: Harlem poetry, Countee Cullen

    • Poetry Fdn
    • LOC