My Soul's High Song: The Collected Writings of Countee Cullen, Voice of the Harlem Renaissance - Countee Cullen

"Countee Cullen's poetry, like all great art, speaks for itself. But Gerald Early's introduction amplifies clarifies, and enriches, turning Cullen's voice into something strong and sharp enough to fracture glass. Only a brillianr scholar could tell us so much of Cullen's life and times, and only a brilliant writer could tell us so elegantly. Thanks to Early, Cullen's fine old wine has been decanted into crystal." --David Bradley