Lewis G. Alexander - Dream Songs & Other PoemsForgotten Poets #14 / forgottenpoets.

substack. comDream Songs & Other Poems [104 pages] brings together, for the first time, a comprehensive collection of Harlem Rennaissance poet Lewis Alexander's poems, including 46 of Alexander's haiku, 8 tanka, and a generous selection of free and rhymed verse, originally published in prominent African American arts magazines throughout the 1920s, like Opportunity, The Crisis, edited by W.

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Du Bois, The Messenger, Fire!!, et al. Also including two essays by Alexander, one on haiku (1923) and the other on poet Georgia Douglas Johnson (1928); with cover art, illustrations, and ornaments by Aaron Douglas, et al.

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. -: Hokku :-Like cherry blossomsDancing with the passing wind—My shattered hopes.

While trimming the plantsI saw some flowers drooping—I am a flower. Within the shadowI am weaving the patternOf a spider web.

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. -: Night :-The moonlightJuice flowing from an over-ripe pomegranateburstingThe cossack-crested palm trees:motionlessThe leopard spotted shadeinciting fearsilence seeds sown .

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. The Forgotten Poets Newsletter presents new collections of out-of-print and obscure poetry, with a focus on compressed & fragmented 'free' and 'new' verse from the late-1800s & early-1900s, & the early history of English-language tanka & haiku.

Verses are carefully selected & spaciously laid-out, adorned with illustrations & ornaments from the books & magazines they originally appeared in. These are not "reprints" of previously published books, but newly crafted collections, for the serious poetry lover.

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