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103 pages • first pub 1922 (editions)
ISBN/UID: B08XQF8GRX
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: AmazonClassics
Publication date: 06 April 2021
Harlem Shadows: Poems by Claude McKay is ideal for readers seeking a profound, emotionally charged exploration of racial identity, resistance, and belonging through the lens of the Harlem Renaissance, blending lyrical beauty with urgent social commentary.
Description
Juxtaposing the cacophony of New York City with the serene beauty of Jamaica, McKay urges us to reckon with the oppression that plagues a “long-suffering race,” who he argues has no home in a white man’s world. Poems of Blackness, queerness, desir...
Community Reviews
Moods
reflective: 81%
emotional: 69%
challenging: 39%
inspiring: 21%
hopeful: 18%
adventurous: 12%
dark: 12%
sad: 12%
funny: 9%
informative: 9%
relaxing: 9%
lighthearted: 6%
mysterious: 3%
tense: 3%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Hate crime, Racism, Sexual content
103 pages • first pub 1922 (editions)
ISBN/UID: B08XQF8GRX
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: AmazonClassics
Publication date: 06 April 2021
Harlem Shadows: Poems by Claude McKay is ideal for readers seeking a profound, emotionally charged exploration of racial identity, resistance, and belonging through the lens of the Harlem Renaissance, blending lyrical beauty with urgent social commentary.
Description
Juxtaposing the cacophony of New York City with the serene beauty of Jamaica, McKay urges us to reckon with the oppression that plagues a “long-suffering race,” who he argues has no home in a white man’s world. Poems of Blackness, queerness, desir...
Community Reviews
Moods
reflective: 81%
emotional: 69%
challenging: 39%
inspiring: 21%
hopeful: 18%
adventurous: 12%
dark: 12%
sad: 12%
funny: 9%
informative: 9%
relaxing: 9%
lighthearted: 6%
mysterious: 3%
tense: 3%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Hate crime, Racism, Sexual content