William Stanley Braithwaite, a talented poet in his own right, was most notable for his anthologies of poetry including these annual collections that spanned at least twelve years from 1913 to 1924. These were composed of poems written in that year, and included a wide range of poetry from classical to avant-garde. As an African American, he also included many selections from other African American poets. He is recognized as a significant publisher of Harlem Renaissance poets - Summary by Larry Wilson
Chapters
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Introduction Read by Larry Wilson 14:09
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Over the Wintry Threshold, by Bliss Carman Read by RomaSingh 1:02
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In April, by Margaret Lee Ashley Read by RomaSingh 0:54
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May Is Building Her House, by Richard Le Gallienne Read by gcarlson 1:42
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In a Forgotten Burying-ground, by Ruth Guthrie Harding Read by Andrew Gaunce 0:53
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Wind, by Fannie Stearns Davis Read by mleigh 1:11
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The Speckled Trout, by Madison Cawein Read by Paul Harvey 1:55
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Trees, by Joyce Kilmer Read by Larry Wilson 0:50
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In the Hospital, by Arthur Guiterman Read by Adrian Stephens 1:04
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Love of Life, by Tertius van Dyke Read by Adrian Stephens 1:27
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God’s Will, by Mildred Howells Read by Stefan Von Blon 0:59
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On the Birth of a Child, by Louis Untermeyer Read by Katie Bond 1:19
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To a Child Falling Asleep, Robert Alden Sanborn Read by Rachel May 3:10
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A Roman Doll, by Agnes Lee Read by Larry Wilson 1:41
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Sappho, by Sara Teasdale Read by Alan Mapstone 6:31
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Of Moira Up the Glen, by Edward J. O’Brien Read by Alan Mapstone 2:25
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Morning Glories, by John G. Neihardt Read by Erin Grassie 1:23
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Lest I Learn, by Witter Bynner Read by Stefan Von Blon 0:54
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Later, by Willard Huntington Wright Read by Steven J. Battaglia 1:34
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The Old Maid, by Sara Teasdale Read by Adrian Stephens 1:05
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Departure, by John Hall Wheelock Read by Rowan Puttergill 0:51
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An Adieu, by Florence Earle Coates Read by Rowan Puttergill 0:59
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Heart’s Tide, by Ethel M. Hewitt Read by Adrian Stephens 0:55
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Waiting, by Charles Hanson Towne Read by Khayla Jones 0:35
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Desiderium, by Richard Le Gallienne Read by Khayla Jones 1:29
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Human, by Richard Burton Read by Khayla Jones 0:40
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The Ghost, by Hermann Hagedorn Read by Steven J. Battaglia 1:11
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A Mountain Gateway, by Bliss Carman Read by Steven J. Battaglia 2:19
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Perugia, by Amelia Josephine Burr Read by Katie Bond 2:42
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Ghosts, by Marguerite Mooers Marshall Read by mleigh 1:48
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St. John and the Faun, by George Edward Woodberry Read by Rachel May 3:10
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School, by Percy MacKaye Read by Adrian Stephens 7:34
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The Marvelous Munchausen, by William Rose Benet Read by Alan Mapstone 5:20
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Train-mates, by Witter Bynner Read by Dessa Dixon 2:15
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The Kallyope Yell, by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay Read by Andrew Gaunce 4:49
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Thanksgiving For Our Task, by Shaemas OSheel Read by Adrian Stephens 3:46
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A Likeness, by Willa Sibert Cather Read by mleigh 2:54
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The Field of Glory, by Edwin Arlington Robinson Read by Algy Pug 2:42
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Rich Man, Poor Man--, by Francis Hill Read by Damien1110 0:56
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The Sin Eater, by Ruth Comfort Mitchell Read by Rachel May 2:57
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Night-sentries, by George Sterling Read by Algy Pug 3:24
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The Swordless Christ, by Percy Adams Hutchison Read by Larry Wilson 2:03
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What of the Night?, by Willard Huntington Wright Read by Larry Wilson 3:07
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A Threnody, by Louis V. Ledoux Read by Adrian Stephens 9:04
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November, by Mahlon Leonard Fisher Read by Andrew Gaunce 1:07
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Salutation, by Ruth Sterry Read by Stefan Von Blon 1:10
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Here Lies Pierrot, by Richard Burton Read by Alan Mapstone 2:06
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