Color
Countee Cullen
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Length 1 h 33 min
Chapters 73
First published 1925
Countee Cullen’s poetry in Color contemplates Black Americans’ fractured sense of self—at once spiritually tied to homelands where their ancestors were kidnapped and rooted in the white supremacist society where they live. With poems about love, tradition, the intertwined lives of Black people and whites, and the experience of a "Negro in a day like this," Color is a profound early work of the Harlem Renaissance. The collection’s most famous poem is "Heritage". (Summary by Mike Overby)
Chapters
1
To You Who Read My Book Read by Michael MacTaggert 3:15
2
A Song of Praise Read by Michael MacTaggert 1:18
3
Brown Boy to Brown Girl Read by Michael MacTaggert 1:13
4
A Brown Girl Dead Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:47
5
To a Brown Girl Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:55
6
To a Brown Boy Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:59
7
Black Magdalens Read by Michael MacTaggert 1:09
8
Atlantic City Waiter Read by Michael MacTaggert 1:08
9
Near White Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:37
10
Tableau Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:58
11
Harlem Wine Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:56
12
Simon the Cyrenian Speaks Read by Michael MacTaggert 1:10
13
Incident Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:59
14
Two Who Crossed a Line (She Crosses) Read by Michael MacTaggert 1:28
15
Two Who Crossed a Line (He Crosses) Read by Michael MacTaggert 1:15
16
Saturday's Child Read by Michael MacTaggert 1:27
17
The Dance of Love Read by Michael MacTaggert 1:22
18
Pagan Prayer Read by Michael MacTaggert 1:52
19
Wisdom Cometh With the Years Read by Michael MacTaggert 1:10
20
To My Fairer Brethren Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:52
21
Fruit of the Flower Read by Michael MacTaggert 1:45
22
The Shroud of Color Read by Michael MacTaggert 13:11
23
Heritage Read by Michael MacTaggert 5:52
24
[Epitaphs] For a Poet Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:48
25
For My Grandmother Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:33
26
For a Cynic Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:34
27
For a Singer Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:32
28
For a Virgin Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:35
29
For a Lady I Know Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:36
30
For a Lovely Lady Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:35
31
For an Atheist Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:36
32
For an Evolutionist and His Opponent Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:34
33
For an Anarchist Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:35
34
For a Magician Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:34
35
For a Pessimist Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:34
36
For a Mouthy Woman Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:38
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For a Philosopher Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:36
38
For an Unsuccessful Sinner Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:40
39
For a Fool Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:35
40
For One Who Gayly Sowed His Oats Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:39
41
For a Skeptic Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:36
42
For a Fatalist Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:38
43
For Daughters of Magdalen Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:38
44
For a Wanton Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:38
45
For a Preacher Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:37
46
For One Who Died Singing of Death Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:38
47
For John Keats, Apostle of Beauty Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:37
48
For Hazel Hall, American Poet Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:38
49
For Paul Lawrence Dunbar Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:38
50
For Joseph Conrad Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:41
51
For Myself Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:39
52
All the Dead Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:40
53
[For Love's Sake] Oh, for a Little While, Be Kind Read by Michael MacTaggert 1:15
54
If You Should Go Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:42
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To One Who Said Me Nay Read by Michael MacTaggert 1:07
56
Advice to Youth Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:46
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Caprice Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:46
58
Sacrament Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:48
59
Bread and Wine Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:52
60
Spring Reminiscence Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:56
61
[Varia] Suicide Chant Read by Michael MacTaggert 1:06
62
She of the Dancing Feet Sings Read by Michael MacTaggert 1:14
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Judas Iscariot Read by Michael MacTaggert 4:39
64
The Wise Read by Michael MacTaggert 1:08
65
Mary, Mother of Christ Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:44
66
Dialogue Read by Michael MacTaggert 1:44
67
In Memory of Col. Charles Young Read by Michael MacTaggert 1:13
68
To My Friends Read by Michael MacTaggert 1:22
69
Gods Read by Michael MacTaggert 1:00
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To John Keats, Poet. At Springtime Read by Michael MacTaggert 2:38
71
On Going Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:56
72
Harsh World That Lashest Me Read by Michael MacTaggert 2:13
73
Requiescam Read by Michael MacTaggert 0:51
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