Analysis Of Ballad Of A Brown Girl By Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen is my chosen essay topic. Cullen was born and raised in New York and even attended New York University. His poem “Ballad of a Brown Girl” was published in many magazines, such as Century Magazine, before he even graduated. He went on to attend Harvard University, where he would publish Color, which was a volume of many poems that ranged from sex, to love, to death. One poem in particular focuses on Harlem itself. “Harlem Wine” speaks of the feelings of rebellion, freedom, and seduction that Cullen has seen and experienced while living in the city. Cullen is different from the other Harlem writers because he was raised and educated in a very white community and he lacked any background where he could talk about the feelings of