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Category: Jessie Redmon Fauset

African-American, American Poetry, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Poetry, Uncategorized, United States, women, women poets

March 1, 2018

“Dead Fires” by Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882 – 1961)

The long-drawn dreary day, the night’s white wake, Better the choking sigh, the sobbing breath Than passion’s death!
African-American, American Poetry, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Poetry, Uncategorized, women poets

March 1, 2018

“Oriflamme” by Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882 – 1961)

Symbolic mother, we thy myriad sons, Pounding our stubborn hearts on Freedom’s bars, Clutching our birthright, fight with faces set, Still visioning the stars!