Dream Songs & Other Poems by Lewis Alexander PB

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, The Messenger, Fire!!, etc. Also including two essays by Alexander, one on haiku (1923) and one on poet Georgia Douglas Johnson (1928); with restored cover art, and illustrations by Aaron Douglas.