Full Name
Countee Cullen (born Countee LeRoy Porter on May 30, 1903)[3]
Date of Birth
May 30, 1903[3]
Date of Death
January 9, 1946[3]
Place of Birth
Louisville, Kentucky, United States[3]
Spouse’s Name
- Not available
Children’s Names
- Not available
Known Affiliates Names
- American poet, novelist, children’s writer, and playwright (particularly well known during the Harlem Renaissance)[1]
Affiliated Organizations’ Names
- Not available
Legacy
Countee Cullen was an American poet, novelist, children’s writer, and playwright, particularly well known during the Harlem Renaissance[1]. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Cullen was one of the most important voices of the Harlem Renaissance[3]. His poetry often focused on racial themes and discrimination, and he was known for his use of traditional poetic forms and Romanticism[5]. Cullen’s work includes “Color” (1925), “Copper Sun” (1927), “The Ballad of the Brown Girl” (1928), and “The Medea and Some Poems” (1935)[5]. He also wrote the novel “One Way to Heaven” (1932), which depicted life in Harlem[5].
Citations: [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countee_Cullen [2] https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/countee-cullen [3] https://poets.org/poet/countee-cullen [4] https://nmaahc.si.edu/countee-cullen [5] https://www.britannica.com/biography/Countee-Cullen