June 27th is Paul Laurence Dunbar Day!!! "Paul Laurence Dunbar was the first African-American poet to garner national critical acclaim. Born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1872, Dunbar penned a large body of dialect poems, standard English poems, essays, novels and short stories before he died at the age of 33. His work often addressed the difficulties encountered by members of his race and the efforts of African-Americans to achieve equality in America. He was praised both by the prominent literary critics of his time and his literary contemporaries." Thank you Mr. Laurence Dunbar for all of your contributions and inspiration! Please click the link below and learn more about Paul Laurence Dunbar. :-)
http://www.dunbarsite.org/biopld.asp
“I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,
When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,-
When he beats his bars and would be free;
It is not a carol of joy or glee,
But a prayer that he sends from his heart's deep core,
But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings-
I know why the caged bird sings!” - Paul Laurence Dunbar
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