Claude McKay, born on September 15, 1889, and died on May 22, 1948, was a prominent American writer. His works are known for their profound social criticism and depiction of the black experience, making him a significant figure in 20th-century American literature.
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“Oh, I must keep my heart inviolate Against the potent poison of your hate.”
“The shivering birds beneath the eaves Have sheltered for the night.”
Source: Selected poems
Source: Complete Poems
“I have forgotten much, but still remember The poinsiana's red, blood-red in warm December.”
“And, hungry for the old, familiar ways, I turned aside and bowed my head and wept.”
Source: A Long Way from Home
“If a man is not faithful to his own individuality, he cannot be loyal to anything.”
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Source: Complete Poems
Source: Complete Poems
“It's when you are down that you learn about your faults.”
Source: The passion of Claude McKay: selected poetry and prose, 1912-1948
“If we must die, O let us nobly die.”
Source: Selected poems
Source: Selected poems
Source: Selected poems