1. Countee Cullen - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Countee Cullen (May 30, 1903–January 9, 1946) was an American Romantic poet. He was one of the leading African American poets of his time, associated with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countee_Cullen

Countee Cullen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Countee Cullen, photographed by Carl Van Vechten Countee Cullen May 30 January 9 ) was an American Romantic poet. He was one of the leading African American poets of his time, associated with the generation of black poets of the Harlem Renaissance Contents Biography Bibliography Poetry Prose ... edit Biography Countee Cullen was born with the name Countee LeRoy Porter and was abandoned by his mother at birth. He was raised by his grandmother, Mrs. Porter, but because he was very secretive about his life, it is unclear where he was actually born. Sources state he was either born in Louisville, Kentucky, or Baltimore. It is known that he attended De Witt Clinton High School in New York and received special honors in Latin studies in 1922. In 1918, Mrs. Porter died. Cullen was subsequently adopted by Reverend Frederick Ashbury Cullen, minister at Salem Methodist Episcopal Church in Harlem and thus Cullen was raised a Methodist . Throughout his unstable childhood his birth mother never attempted to contact Cullen, and would not attempt to do so until sometime in the 1920s, after he'd become famous. Cullen won many poetry contests from a very young age and often had his winning work reprinted. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School, mainly consisting of all white, male students. He became Vice President of his class during his senior year, was also involved in the school magazine as an editor, and was affiliated with the Arista Honor Society.

2. Harlem 1900-1940: Schomburg Exhibit Countee Cullen Countee Cullen was born Countee Porter on May 30, 1903, in New York. He was the adopted son of Reverend and Mrs. Frederick Ashbury Cullen. http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/Harlem/text/cullen.html

Home Timeline Exhibition For Teachers Resources Countee Cullen (1903-1946) poet, novelist, playwright photo by James L. Allen Countee Cullen was born Countee Porter on May 30, 1903, in New York. He was the adopted son of Reverend and Mrs. Frederick Ashbury Cullen. Reverend Cullen was an influential minister who pastored Salem Methodist Episcopal Church, one of the largest churches in Harlem at that time. "I Have a Rendezvous With Life," Cullen's first published poem, appeared in the DeWitt Clinton High School literary magazine, The Magpie , in 1921. He had been writing poetry since he was in elementary school. DeWitt Clinton was considered to be one of the finest public schools in New York at the time and very few African-American students were enrolled there. Young Countee did very well in school and was elected to class office as well as serving in an editorial capacity on several of his school publications. He was elected to ARISTA, the scholastic honor society, and upon graduation, received distinctions in Latin, mathematics, English, history and French. In 1925, Cullen graduated from New York University with honors. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and was nationally known as a poet by then. His first book of poems

3. Countee Cullen Countee Cullen was considered an important poet of the “Negro Awakening.” Born in May 1903, little is known of his father and mother or of his early years http://members.aol.com/hynews/cullen.htm

COUNTEE CULLEN He lived with his maternal mother until he was thirteen and was then adopted by the Reverend Frederick A.Cullen, minister of the Salem African Methodist Episcopal Church in Harlem. Cullen attended De Witt Clinton High School in the Bronx and New York University. He developed early as a poet, “I Have a Rendezvous with Life,” “The Ballad of the Brown Girl,” and “The Shroud of Color" are poems that Cullen included in Color (1925), his first book of verse, published the same year that he graduated from NYU. The young writer also served as an assistant editor of Opportunity: Journal of Negro Life , edited by Charles S. Johnson, the well-known Negro sociologist. Through his position on Opportunity , Cullen came to know the important writers of the Negro Awakening: Langston Hughes, Zora N. Hurston, Eric Walrond, E. Franklin Frazier, Claude McKay, Jean Toomer, Arna Bontemps, and Sterling Brown. In 1927 the poet published two other volumes of verse - Copper Sun and The Ballad of the Brown Girl - and edited an anthology of Negro poetry

4. Countee Cullen --  Britannica Online Encyclopedia Britannica online encyclopedia article on Countee Cullen American poet, one of the finest of the Harlem Renaissance. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9028151/Countee-Cullen

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5. Countee Cullen - Profile Of Poet Countee Cullen Countee Cullen, one of the most notable poets of the Harlem Renaissance, enjoyed considerable acclaim for his early poetry. However, after attention to his http://afroamhistory.about.com/od/counteecullen/p/bio_cullen_c.htm

zGCID=" test0" zGCID=" test0 test4" zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') You are here: About Education African-American History People ... Countee Cullen Countee Cullen - Profile of Poet Countee Cullen African-American History Education African-American History Essentials ... Help Portrait of Countee Cullen, in Central Park. Email to a friend Print this Page Submit to Digg Suggested Reading Countee Cullen Selected Bibliography Countee Cullen Quotes Article: Harlem Renaissance From Other Guides Harlem Renaissance Women Elsewhere on the Web Harlem: Countee Cullen Most Popular MLK on Nonviolent Resistance Martin Luther King Timeline Martin Luther King Jr. Biographies of Notable African Americans ... The History of Blues Music Countee Cullen From Jessica McElrath Your Guide to African-American History FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now! Dates: May 30, 1903 - January 9, 1946 Occupation: poet It is uncertain where Countee Porter (later known as Countee Cullen) was born, but it was probably in Louisville, Kentucky on May 30, 1903. On his application to New York University, he noted his birthplace as Louisville, but later in life he claimed that he was born in New York City. His mother was Elizabeth Thomas and his father was unknown. Cullen had an unstable home life. Cullen lived with his grandmother Amanda Porter until her death in 1917. After she died, he moved in with Reverend Frederick Asbury Cullen and his wife in New York City. Rev. Cullen was the minister of the Salem Methodist Episcopal Church. Although Cullen was not officially adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Cullen, he viewed them as his parents. The Cullens influence in Countee's life was so strong that by the time he was eighteen years old, he had changed his name from Porter to Cullen.

6. Countee Cullen Countee Cullen was considered by many to be the most promising of the young poets of the Harlem Renaissance. Cullen preferred not to be considered as a http://www.duboislc.org/ShadesOfBlack/CounteeCullen.html

First Edition Copy of Color by Countee Cullen Incident Once riding in old Baltimore, Heart-filled, head-filled with glee, I saw a Baltimorean Keep looking straight at me. Now I was eight and very small, And he was no whit bigger, And so I smiled, but he poked out His tongue, and called me, "Nigger." I saw the whole of Baltimore From May until December; Of all the things that happened there That's all that I remember. Countee Cullen was considered by many to be the most promising of the young poets of the Harlem Renaissance. Cullen preferred not to be considered as a Black poet, but rather wanted to achieve success on the basis of traditional English standards. However, in spite of this, it was his race-conscious lyrics which were his most fruitful. While in college he won prizes in 1923, 1924, and 1925 in a poetry contest open to all American students. In 1925 he graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in English and French and began study in Harvard University for his master's degree. It was in that same year that he produced his first book of poetry, Color , shown above. He went on to win several other prizes for poetry from magazines.

7. Countee Porter Cullen Countee Porter Cullen (19031946) was a significant personality during the Harlem Renaissance. In 1925 Cullen published his first book of poetry Color . http://www.aalbc.com/authors/countee.htm

document.write(''); Countee Cullen African American Literature Book Club - The #1 Site for "Readers of Black Literature" Enter your search terms Submit search form Search the Web AALBC.com Thumpers Corner Book Search Home Back Author Home Up ... Countee Cullen Photo Carl Van Vecten Countee Porter Cullen (1903-1946) was a significant personality during the Harlem Renaissance. In 1925 Cullen published his first book of poetry "Color". Two years later he published his second book, "Copper Sun". Cullen was also a mentor to James Baldwin . Cullen met Baldwin while teaching at Frederick Douglass Junior High School in New York. Cullen's was married for about two years to W. E. B. Dubois' daughter Nina. The wedding was considered one of the most significant social events during the Harlem Renaissance (also known as the "New Negro Movement"). Click any of the titles below to order the book below Caroling Dusk: An Anthology of Verse by Black Poets of the Twenties Long out of print, this anthologyfeaturing work by figures such as W.E.B. DuBois and Langston Hughesincludes poignant biographical notes written for the most part by the poets themselves. (Feb.) -Publisher's Weekly You Save Lost Zoo You Save You Save document.write('');

8. Literary Kicks : Countee Cullen Countee Cullen was one of the most respected poets with the intellectual patrons of the Harlem Renaissance. His work was highly revered by Alain Locke, http://www.litkicks.com/CounteeCullen

Literary Kicks Opinions , Observations and Research We're incredibly proud of this book, the first anthology of LitKicks writings including selections from our poetry and fiction boards. The book was listed as a top poetry pick for 2004 by about.com. Bob Holman states that LitKicks has "found a new way to make an anthology open, free, and eternally interesting." The best way to buy a copy is on Amazon or visit this page to buy the book directly from us. Countee Cullen by eggnoize September 20, 2001 6:36 pm HARLEM RENAISSANCE "Yet do I marvel at this curious thing: To make a poet black, and bid him sing!" Countee Cullen was one of the most respected poets with the intellectual patrons of the Harlem Renaissance . His work was highly revered by Alain Locke, one of the major spokespersons of the literary movement. Perhaps it was because his poetry was of a more traditional and "sophisticated" style than the gritty blues influenced verses of Langston Hughes and Sterling Brown. Born in 1903, Cullen was adopted by a Harlem preacher at a young age. His first poetry was written for his high school magazine "Magpie", at a predominately white high school. It was at this same school that he would later become a mentor for writer James Baldwin. Cullen graduated from New York University in 1922 and began publishing poetry in various literary magazines. His first volume of poetry, "Color" was published in 1925, and he was established as one of the major writers of the Harlem Renaissance. He also became assistant editor at 'Opportunity' magazine, which helped him meet other Renaissance authors such as Langston Hughes and

9. Countee Cullen Countee Cullen. AKA Countee Porter Cullen. Born 30May-1903 Birthplace Louisville, KY Died 9-Jan-1946 Location of death New York City http://www.nndb.com/people/339/000113000/

This is a beta version of NNDB Search: All Names Living people Dead people Band Names Book Titles Movie Titles Full Text for Countee Cullen AKA Countee Porter Cullen Born: 30-May Birthplace: Louisville, KY Died: 9-Jan Location of death: New York City Cause of death: unspecified Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: Black Sexual orientation: Bisexual Occupation: Poet Nationality: United States Executive summary: Harlem Renaissance poet Wife: Yolande Du Bois (dau. of W. E. B. Du Bois , m. 1928, div. 1930) Wife: Ida Robertson High School: DeWitt Clinton High School, Bronx, NY University: BA, New York University (1925) University: MA, Harvard University (1926) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Phi Beta Kappa Society Guggenheim Fellowship Author of books: Color , poetry) Copper Sun , poetry) The Ballad of the Brown Girl , poetry) The Black Christ and Other Poems , poetry) One Way to Heaven , novel) The Medea and Some Poems , poetry) Do you know something we don't? Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile

10. Countee Cullen - Poems, Biography, Quotes Free collection of all Countee Cullen Poems and Biography. See the best poems and poetry by Countee Cullen. http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/countee_cullen

11. Countee Cullen Countee Cullen was born in 1903, was raised in New York City, and attended DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx and New York City, where he was graduated http://www.cob.montevallo.edu/MeansLC/counteecullen.htm

Countee Cullen Countee Cullen was born in 1903, was raised in New York City, and attended DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx and New York City, where he was graduated Phi Beta Kappa. He continued his studies at Harvard University, sharpening his formal craftsmanship under the poet Robert Hillyer. Cullen later took a position at Frederick Douglas Junior High School (where one of his students was James Baldwin), teaching English and French. By the time of this appointment, Cullen's career was suffering; like many other writers from the Harlem Renaissance, he found it difficult once the movement was over to connect with a consistency interested audience. Cullen's poems at their best are a fluid coalescence of black life and English forms. His credo was to avoid propaganda while maintaining fidelity to the experiences of his people. Below are several works published by Cullen before he died in 1946. For A Poet Yet Do I Marvel For A Lady I Know The Bright Chimeric Beast ... Heritage I have wrapped my dreams in a silken cloth, And laid them away in a box of gold;

12. Countee Cullen Biography And Summary Countee Cullen biography with 175 pages of profile on Countee Cullen sourced from encyclopedias, critical essays, summaries, and research journals. http://www.bookrags.com/Countee_Cullen

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14. Countee Cullen Countee Cullen was born in New York city in 1903, the son of the Rev. R. A. Cullen, minister and founder of Salem M.E. Church. He was educated in New York http://www.nathanielturner.com/counteecullen.htm

ChickenBones: A Journal Home Enter your search terms Submit search form Web www.nathanielturner.com Countee Cullen (1903-1946) Harlem Renaissance Poet Books by Countee Cullen Color Copper Sun Caroling Dusk The Black Christ ... My Soul's High Song (Anchor, 1990) Houston Baker, Many-Colored Coat of Dreams: The Poetry of Countee Cullen Broadside Press, 1974 Countee Cullen was born in New York city in 1903, the son of the Rev. R. A. Cullen, minister and founder of Salem M.E. Church. He was educated in New York public schools, being graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in 1922, and he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from New York University in June 1925 after being elected to Phi Beta Kappa. he entered Harvard University in the fall of 1925 and received his A.M. in English literature in 1926. Cullen began to write when he was fourteen years old. a teacher in DeWitt Clinton High School gave an assignment to his class to write some verse and Cullen handed in "To A Swimmer" (the only free verse poem he has ever done). He thought no more of writing until a year later when he saw this poem published in The Modern School Magazine issue of May 1918. Cullen then became ambitious to write and his first verse appeared in The Crisis, official magazine of the national Association for the Advancement of Colored People [NAACP]. While still in high school he was awarded first prize in a contest by the Federation of women's Clubs with his poem, "I Have a Rendezvous With Life."

15. CULLEN COUNTEE Term Papers, Research Papers On CULLEN COUNTEE, Essays On CULLEN The poem, Countee Cullen s Incident is the analyzed work. In this paper, the author looks at the rhythm of the poem, likening it to cinematic scores. http://www.academon.com/lib/essay/cullen-countee.html

ADV: Get 25 FREE Downloads from eMusic! Papers [1-8] of 8 Search results on "CULLEN COUNTEE": Word Suggestions countee COUNTY COUNT CONTE CONTEH Term Paper # 1033 SHOPPING CART DISABLED Countee Cullen's Poem "Incident" An analysis of the prosody (poetic meters and versification) of Countee Cullen's poem, "Incident". 1,094 words ( approx. 4.4 pages ), 1 source, $ 38.95 Click here to show/hide summary Abstract This paper is all about prosody. The poem, Countee Cullen's "Incident" is the analyzed work. In this paper, the author looks at the rhythm of the poem, likening it to cinematic scores. From the Paper "Countee Cullen was an African-American poet born in New York, and a contributor to the Harlem Renaissance. He wrote of the black experience as he lived it, writing lyrically and imaginatively. His Incident is a short poem describing a brief incident in the speaker's life. While told in retrospect, and with few carefully chosen words, the relation of the experience speaks volumes about racism and how one must deal with it even from a young age. The format of the poem provides meaty contrast to the poem's subject matter, staying at one tempo even when the mood of the poem changes dramatically." Term Paper # 96286 SHOPPING CART DISABLED Workplace Environment A review of "Saturday's Child" by Countee Cullen, "The Boy and the Bank Officer" by Philip Ross and an essay on corporate culture, all of which discuss and reflect issues pertaining to the workplace environment.

16. Countee Cullen Countee Cullen was a poet who received mixed reactions and who, because of his private life, has left jumbled facts concerning his life. Cullen was born as http://faculty.millikin.edu/~rbrooks/MApoetry/studentwork2005/CounteeCullen.html

Countee Cullen Biographical Information Countee Cullen- A Biography This site offers a biography of Cullen. Countee Cullen - The Academy of American Poets This site offers a short bibliography and many links for Cullen. Harlem 1900-1940: Schomburg Exhibit This site offers biographical information on Cullen. Cullen, Countee- Black History This site offers more biographical information on Cullen. Countee Cullen- African American History This site offers another look at Cullen's biography. Drop Me Off in Harlem This site offers interesting facts on Cullen and his intersections with other authors and poets of his time. His Works*Due to the wishes of Cullen's estate, there are not many examples of his poetry online.* Countee Cullen- Poems This site includes many examples of Cullen's works. Countee Cullen- Modern American Poetry This site offers commentary on various poems as well as other external links and information. Countee Cullen - Listening Booth On this site, you can hear Cullen read "Heritage." Teacher's Resource Countee Cullen : Teacher Resource This site offers great resources to teachers who wish to teach on Countee Cullen.

17. The Incident: A Poem By Countee Cullen Countee Cullen. The Incident (For Eric Walrond). Once riding in old Baltimore, Heartfilled, head-filled with glee. I saw a Baltimorean http://www.gibbsmagazine.com/Incident.htm

by Countee Cullen The Incident (For Eric Walrond) Once riding in old Baltimore, Heart-filled, head-filled with glee. I saw a Baltimorean Keep looking straight at me. Now I was eight and very small. And he was no whit bigger. And so I smiled, but he poked out His tongue, and called me, "Nigger." I saw the whole of Baltimore From May until December; Of all the things that happened there That's all that I remember. Home

18. JSTOR The Poetry Of Countee Cullen By ROBERT A. SMITH The Poetry of Countee cullen countee CULLEN enjoyed being the most highly educated and most distinguished of his contemporary Negro poets http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0885-6818(195033)11:3<216:TPOCC>2.0.CO;2-V

19. Countee Cullen The Academy of American Poets presents a biography, photograph, and selected poems. http://www.poets.org/ccull/

20. About Countee Cullen's Life And Career www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/cullen/life.htm Similar pages countee cullencountee cullen was very secretive about his life. According to different sources, he was born in Louisville, Kentucy or Baltimore, Md. cullen was possibly http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/cullen/life.htm

About Countee Cullen's Life and Career Gerald Early P The Book of American Negro Poetry (rev. ed., 1931): "There is not much to say about these earlier years of Cullenunless he himself should say it." And Cullenrevealing a temperament that was not exactly secretive but private, less a matter of modesty than a tendency toward being encoded and tactfulnever in his life said anything more clarifying. Sometime before 1918, Cullen was adopted by the Reverend Frederick A. and Carolyn Belle (Mitchell) Cullen. It is impossible to state with certainty how old Cullen was when he was adopted or how long he knew the Cullens before he was adopted. Apparently he went by the name of Countee Porter until 1918. By 1921 he became Countee P. Cullen and eventually just Countee Cullen. According to Harold Jackman, Cullen's adoption was never "official." That is to say it was never consummated through proper state-agency channels. Indeed, it is difficult to know if Cullen was ever legally an orphan at any stage in his childhood. Frederick Cullen was a pioneer black activist minister. He established his Salem Methodist Episcopal Church in a storefront mission upon his arrival in New York City in 1902, and in 1924 moved the Church to the site of a former white church in Harlem where he could boast of a membership of more than twenty-five hundred. Countee Cullen himself stated in

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