Lewis G. Alexander – Dream Songs & Other Poems: 14

Lewis G. Alexander – Dream Songs & Other Poems Forgotten Poets #14 / forgottenpoets.substack.com Dream 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.E.B. 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. . . . . . . . . . . . -: Hokku :- Like cherry blossoms Dancing with the passing wind— My shattered hopes. While trimming the plants I saw some flowers drooping— I am a flower. Within the shadow I am weaving the pattern Of a spider web. . . . . . . . . . . . -: Night :- The moonlight Juice flowing from an over-ripe pomegranate bursting The cossack-crested palm trees: motionless The leopard spotted shade inciting fear silence seeds sown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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. —- ISBN: 9781991310064