For Labor Day, Countee Cullen’s “Atlantic City Waiter” looks at service work, performance, and the complicated life behind the public-facing job.
Read it at Poets.org: buff.ly/DB0jiVi
#LaborDay #Poetry #ServiceWorkers #CounteeCullen #ReadPoetry
Read it at Poets.org: buff.ly/DB0jiVi
#LaborDay #Poetry #ServiceWorkers #CounteeCullen #ReadPoetry
September 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM
For Labor Day, Countee Cullen’s “Atlantic City Waiter” looks at service work, performance, and the complicated life behind the public-facing job.
Read it at Poets.org: buff.ly/DB0jiVi
#LaborDay #Poetry #ServiceWorkers #CounteeCullen #ReadPoetry
Read it at Poets.org: buff.ly/DB0jiVi
#LaborDay #Poetry #ServiceWorkers #CounteeCullen #ReadPoetry
Words to My Love By Countee Cullen [Poetry reading]
YouTube video by Blood Moon Audios
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February 20, 2026 at 12:55 AM
"So in the dark we hide the heart that bleeds,
And wait, and tend our agonizing seeds."
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/counte...
✒️African American poet, novelist, and playwright, #CounteeCullen, a key voice within the #HarlemRenaissance, was #BOTD 30 May 1903. #Poetry #Literature
And wait, and tend our agonizing seeds."
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/counte...
✒️African American poet, novelist, and playwright, #CounteeCullen, a key voice within the #HarlemRenaissance, was #BOTD 30 May 1903. #Poetry #Literature
May 30, 2026 at 3:46 AM
"So in the dark we hide the heart that bleeds,
And wait, and tend our agonizing seeds."
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/counte...
✒️African American poet, novelist, and playwright, #CounteeCullen, a key voice within the #HarlemRenaissance, was #BOTD 30 May 1903. #Poetry #Literature
And wait, and tend our agonizing seeds."
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/counte...
✒️African American poet, novelist, and playwright, #CounteeCullen, a key voice within the #HarlemRenaissance, was #BOTD 30 May 1903. #Poetry #Literature
"So in the dark we hide the heart that bleeds,
And wait, and tend our agonizing seeds."
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/counte...
✒️ African American poet, novelist, and playwright, #CounteeCullen, a key voice within the #HarlemRenaissance, was #BOTD 30 May 1903. #Poetry #Literature
And wait, and tend our agonizing seeds."
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/counte...
✒️ African American poet, novelist, and playwright, #CounteeCullen, a key voice within the #HarlemRenaissance, was #BOTD 30 May 1903. #Poetry #Literature
May 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
"So in the dark we hide the heart that bleeds,
And wait, and tend our agonizing seeds."
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/counte...
✒️ African American poet, novelist, and playwright, #CounteeCullen, a key voice within the #HarlemRenaissance, was #BOTD 30 May 1903. #Poetry #Literature
And wait, and tend our agonizing seeds."
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/counte...
✒️ African American poet, novelist, and playwright, #CounteeCullen, a key voice within the #HarlemRenaissance, was #BOTD 30 May 1903. #Poetry #Literature
A poem of youth and memory, set to music.
"Tableau" — Countee Cullen
https://v2melody.com/public_poem_details.php?poem_id=12698
#suno #AIMusic #AIArt #Poem #CounteeCullen
"Tableau" — Countee Cullen
https://v2melody.com/public_poem_details.php?poem_id=12698
#suno #AIMusic #AIArt #Poem #CounteeCullen
September 5, 2026 at 5:09 PM
A poem of youth and memory, set to music.
"Tableau" — Countee Cullen
https://v2melody.com/public_poem_details.php?poem_id=12698
#suno #AIMusic #AIArt #Poem #CounteeCullen
"Tableau" — Countee Cullen
https://v2melody.com/public_poem_details.php?poem_id=12698
#suno #AIMusic #AIArt #Poem #CounteeCullen
"There is no secret to success except hard work and getting something indefinable which we call 'the breaks.""
✒ #CounteeCullen, African American poet of the #HarlemRenaissance ("Black Christ", "One Way to Heaven"), #DOTD 9 January 1946, aged 42.
✒ #CounteeCullen, African American poet of the #HarlemRenaissance ("Black Christ", "One Way to Heaven"), #DOTD 9 January 1946, aged 42.
January 9, 2026 at 1:56 AM
"There is no secret to success except hard work and getting something indefinable which we call 'the breaks.""
✒ #CounteeCullen, African American poet of the #HarlemRenaissance ("Black Christ", "One Way to Heaven"), #DOTD 9 January 1946, aged 42.
✒ #CounteeCullen, African American poet of the #HarlemRenaissance ("Black Christ", "One Way to Heaven"), #DOTD 9 January 1946, aged 42.
Long shot. Mural completed at Countee Cullen Community Center, Harlem, NY. When I worked for HCZ and as an artist at the Gallery. #mural #muralart #muralartist #muralism #muralist #counteecullen #communitycenter #harlem #newyorkcity #newyorkcityartist
May 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Long shot. Mural completed at Countee Cullen Community Center, Harlem, NY. When I worked for HCZ and as an artist at the Gallery. #mural #muralart #muralartist #muralism #muralist #counteecullen #communitycenter #harlem #newyorkcity #newyorkcityartist
Work in progress shots. Mural art /lettering. A mural job I did at the Countee Cullen Community Center. Harlem, NYC. Acrylic and spray paint on metal. #mural #muralart #muralism #muralartist #lettering #counteecullen #communitycenter #workingartist #nycartist #nycart
May 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Work in progress shots. Mural art /lettering. A mural job I did at the Countee Cullen Community Center. Harlem, NYC. Acrylic and spray paint on metal. #mural #muralart #muralism #muralartist #lettering #counteecullen #communitycenter #workingartist #nycartist #nycart
BHM 2023 25 Countee Cullen-Poet
A prolific writer well known during the Harlem Renaissance. The movement’s Poet laureate, a library in NY bears his name.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countee...
#BlackhistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonth2024 #Blackpoet #BlackNovelist #Harlemrenaissance #CounteeCullen
A prolific writer well known during the Harlem Renaissance. The movement’s Poet laureate, a library in NY bears his name.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countee...
#BlackhistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonth2024 #Blackpoet #BlackNovelist #Harlemrenaissance #CounteeCullen
February 28, 2024 at 1:47 AM
BHM 2023 25 Countee Cullen-Poet
A prolific writer well known during the Harlem Renaissance. The movement’s Poet laureate, a library in NY bears his name.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countee...
#BlackhistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonth2024 #Blackpoet #BlackNovelist #Harlemrenaissance #CounteeCullen
A prolific writer well known during the Harlem Renaissance. The movement’s Poet laureate, a library in NY bears his name.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countee...
#BlackhistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonth2024 #Blackpoet #BlackNovelist #Harlemrenaissance #CounteeCullen
The negro speaks of rivers
I've known rivers...
I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers...
Countee Cullen 🎂🇺🇸
nace #30Mayo de 1903
#FelizViernesATodos
#OtrebordmXCultura
#CounteeCullen
I've known rivers...
I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers...
Countee Cullen 🎂🇺🇸
nace #30Mayo de 1903
#FelizViernesATodos
#OtrebordmXCultura
#CounteeCullen
May 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The negro speaks of rivers
I've known rivers...
I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers...
Countee Cullen 🎂🇺🇸
nace #30Mayo de 1903
#FelizViernesATodos
#OtrebordmXCultura
#CounteeCullen
I've known rivers...
I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers...
Countee Cullen 🎂🇺🇸
nace #30Mayo de 1903
#FelizViernesATodos
#OtrebordmXCultura
#CounteeCullen
Countee Cullen mural. Did this job at the Countee Cullen Community Center. 144th Street, Harlem NYC. When I worked for HCZ. #mural #art #muralist #artist #harlem #NewYorkCity #community #center #CounteeCullen #NewYorkCityArt #NewYorkCityArtist
December 2, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Countee Cullen mural. Did this job at the Countee Cullen Community Center. 144th Street, Harlem NYC. When I worked for HCZ. #mural #art #muralist #artist #harlem #NewYorkCity #community #center #CounteeCullen #NewYorkCityArt #NewYorkCityArtist
A reflective elegy, voiced in music.
"Any Human to Another" — Countee Cullen
https://v2melody.com/public_poem_details.php?poem_id=12760
#suno #AIMusic #AIArt #Poem #CounteeCullen
"Any Human to Another" — Countee Cullen
https://v2melody.com/public_poem_details.php?poem_id=12760
#suno #AIMusic #AIArt #Poem #CounteeCullen
September 6, 2026 at 6:56 PM
A reflective elegy, voiced in music.
"Any Human to Another" — Countee Cullen
https://v2melody.com/public_poem_details.php?poem_id=12760
#suno #AIMusic #AIArt #Poem #CounteeCullen
"Any Human to Another" — Countee Cullen
https://v2melody.com/public_poem_details.php?poem_id=12760
#suno #AIMusic #AIArt #Poem #CounteeCullen
I got the opportunity to visit the gravesite of my favorite poet, Countee Cullen! If you have a moment read his poem titled, "Yet Do I Marvel". 🥰 #blackhistory #counteecullen #NYC
February 21, 2026 at 8:06 PM
I got the opportunity to visit the gravesite of my favorite poet, Countee Cullen! If you have a moment read his poem titled, "Yet Do I Marvel". 🥰 #blackhistory #counteecullen #NYC
Just published: a new musical interpretation.
"Yet Do I Marvel" by Countee Cullen
Listen free:
https://v2melody.com/public_poem_details.php?poem_id=12694
#Poetry #PoetryCommunity #CounteeCullen
"Yet Do I Marvel" by Countee Cullen
Listen free:
https://v2melody.com/public_poem_details.php?poem_id=12694
#Poetry #PoetryCommunity #CounteeCullen
August 15, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Just published: a new musical interpretation.
"Yet Do I Marvel" by Countee Cullen
Listen free:
https://v2melody.com/public_poem_details.php?poem_id=12694
#Poetry #PoetryCommunity #CounteeCullen
"Yet Do I Marvel" by Countee Cullen
Listen free:
https://v2melody.com/public_poem_details.php?poem_id=12694
#Poetry #PoetryCommunity #CounteeCullen
Countee Cullen vs. Claude McKay: Legibility, Radicalism & Legacy
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#BlackHistory365 #CounteeCullen #HarlemRenaissance #OnThisDay #BlackExcellence #PoetryMatters #LiteraryLegacy #NYU
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Countee Cullen vs. Claude McKay: Legibility, Radicalism & Legacy | Lecture 12 pt 1
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March 28, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Countee Cullen vs. Claude McKay: Legibility, Radicalism & Legacy
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#BlackHistory365 #CounteeCullen #HarlemRenaissance #OnThisDay #BlackExcellence #PoetryMatters #LiteraryLegacy #NYU
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(Forgot to post links yesterday, sorry)
Lines to My Father by Countee Cullen ▫ What other poems do you all want me to read next? (link below) 😊🙏 #LinesToMyFather #CounteeCullen #Poet #Poets #Poetry #Poem #PoetCommunity
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Lines to My Father by Countee Cullen ▫ What other poems do you all want me to read next? (link below) 😊🙏 #LinesToMyFather #CounteeCullen #Poet #Poets #Poetry #Poem #PoetCommunity
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June 19, 2024 at 7:58 AM
(Forgot to post links yesterday, sorry)
Lines to My Father by Countee Cullen ▫ What other poems do you all want me to read next? (link below) 😊🙏 #LinesToMyFather #CounteeCullen #Poet #Poets #Poetry #Poem #PoetCommunity
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Lines to My Father by Countee Cullen ▫ What other poems do you all want me to read next? (link below) 😊🙏 #LinesToMyFather #CounteeCullen #Poet #Poets #Poetry #Poem #PoetCommunity
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American writer and teacher Countee Cullen, whose poetry made him a star of the Harlem Renaissance movement, was BOTD in 1903. #counteecullen #bornonthisday #sadgay
Countee Cullen
American writer and teacher Countee Cullen was BOTD in 1903. Born to a single mother, his exact birthplace is unknown, and may have been New York City, Baltimore, or Louisville, Kentucky. His paren…
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May 30, 2025 at 3:52 AM
American writer and teacher Countee Cullen, whose poetry made him a star of the Harlem Renaissance movement, was BOTD in 1903. #counteecullen #bornonthisday #sadgay
"There is no secret to success except hard work and getting something indefinable which we call 'the breaks.""
✒ #CounteeCullen, African American poet of the #HarlemRenaissance ("Black Christ", "One Way to Heaven"), #DOTD 9 January 1946, aged 42.
✒ #CounteeCullen, African American poet of the #HarlemRenaissance ("Black Christ", "One Way to Heaven"), #DOTD 9 January 1946, aged 42.
January 9, 2025 at 3:58 AM
"There is no secret to success except hard work and getting something indefinable which we call 'the breaks.""
✒ #CounteeCullen, African American poet of the #HarlemRenaissance ("Black Christ", "One Way to Heaven"), #DOTD 9 January 1946, aged 42.
✒ #CounteeCullen, African American poet of the #HarlemRenaissance ("Black Christ", "One Way to Heaven"), #DOTD 9 January 1946, aged 42.
December 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The Harlem Renaissance was not random brilliance.
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#BlackHistory365 #CounteeCullen #HarlemRenaissance #OnThisDay #BlackExcellence #PoetryMatters #LiteraryLegacy #NewYorkUniversity
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March 29, 2026 at 3:01 AM
The Harlem Renaissance was not random brilliance.
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#BlackHistory365 #CounteeCullen #HarlemRenaissance #OnThisDay #BlackExcellence #PoetryMatters #LiteraryLegacy #NewYorkUniversity
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Black Excellist: 10 Things to Know About Countee Cullen (Harlem Renaissance Poet)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUgXTDu4Jw
#BlackHistory365 #CounteeCullen #HarlemRenaissance #OnThisDay #BlackExcellence #PoetryMatters #LiteraryLegacy #NewYorkUniversity #PhiBetaKappa
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Black Excellist: 10 Things to Know About Countee Cullen (Harlem Renaissance Poet)
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March 29, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Black Excellist: 10 Things to Know About Countee Cullen (Harlem Renaissance Poet)
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#BlackHistory365 #CounteeCullen #HarlemRenaissance #OnThisDay #BlackExcellence #PoetryMatters #LiteraryLegacy #NewYorkUniversity #PhiBetaKappa
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📚 On This Day in Black History – March 28, 1925 📚
Today we celebrate Countee Cullen, one of the most brilliant voices of the Harlem Renaissance, whose excellence in both academics and literature defined a historic year in his life.
#BlackHistory365 #CounteeCullen #HarlemRenaissance #OnThisDay
Today we celebrate Countee Cullen, one of the most brilliant voices of the Harlem Renaissance, whose excellence in both academics and literature defined a historic year in his life.
#BlackHistory365 #CounteeCullen #HarlemRenaissance #OnThisDay
March 28, 2026 at 3:02 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – March 28, 1925 📚
Today we celebrate Countee Cullen, one of the most brilliant voices of the Harlem Renaissance, whose excellence in both academics and literature defined a historic year in his life.
#BlackHistory365 #CounteeCullen #HarlemRenaissance #OnThisDay
Today we celebrate Countee Cullen, one of the most brilliant voices of the Harlem Renaissance, whose excellence in both academics and literature defined a historic year in his life.
#BlackHistory365 #CounteeCullen #HarlemRenaissance #OnThisDay
Incident
(For Eric Walrond)
Countee Cullen
1925
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#poems #apoemaday #poetry #poetryisnotdead #poetryisnotdead #poetrygram #poetrycommunity #blackhistorymonth #bhm #counteecullen #incident #blackhistory #sanfrancisco #marshallsbeach #beach #baltimore #harlemrenaissance
(For Eric Walrond)
Countee Cullen
1925
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#poems #apoemaday #poetry #poetryisnotdead #poetryisnotdead #poetrygram #poetrycommunity #blackhistorymonth #bhm #counteecullen #incident #blackhistory #sanfrancisco #marshallsbeach #beach #baltimore #harlemrenaissance
February 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Incident
(For Eric Walrond)
Countee Cullen
1925
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#poems #apoemaday #poetry #poetryisnotdead #poetryisnotdead #poetrygram #poetrycommunity #blackhistorymonth #bhm #counteecullen #incident #blackhistory #sanfrancisco #marshallsbeach #beach #baltimore #harlemrenaissance
(For Eric Walrond)
Countee Cullen
1925
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#poems #apoemaday #poetry #poetryisnotdead #poetryisnotdead #poetrygram #poetrycommunity #blackhistorymonth #bhm #counteecullen #incident #blackhistory #sanfrancisco #marshallsbeach #beach #baltimore #harlemrenaissance
From the Dark Tower
Countee Cullen
1927
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#poems #apoemaday #poem #poetry #poetryisnotdead #poetrygram #poetrycommunity #counteecullen #darktower #bhm #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #theblackkeys #elcamino
Countee Cullen
1927
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#poems #apoemaday #poem #poetry #poetryisnotdead #poetrygram #poetrycommunity #counteecullen #darktower #bhm #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #theblackkeys #elcamino
February 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
From the Dark Tower
Countee Cullen
1927
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#poems #apoemaday #poem #poetry #poetryisnotdead #poetrygram #poetrycommunity #counteecullen #darktower #bhm #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #theblackkeys #elcamino
Countee Cullen
1927
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#poems #apoemaday #poem #poetry #poetryisnotdead #poetrygram #poetrycommunity #counteecullen #darktower #bhm #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #theblackkeys #elcamino