Census records for 1910 show that he lived in New York City with a couple who were almost certainly his grandparents. By his 16th birthday, in any case, Cullen was adopted into the home of the Rev ...

Countee Cullen (1903–1946) was an African American poet, novelist, children’s storywriter and playwright. He was one of the more visible and influential members of the Harlem Renaissance, an ...

Countee Cullen! Good job, QT–nice to shed light on a fascinating poet from a fascinating era. October 1, 2007 at 4:40pm . GranDiva. Maybe I ...

Countee Cullen never got the acclaim of Langston Hughes, which no doubt irritated him. Although they were superficially friendly, there was really only room for one major black poet in the early ...

At the height of the Harlem Renaissance, the 1928 marriage of activist/publisher W.E.B. Du Bois' daughter, Yolande Du Bois, to prominent poet Countee Cullen was more than a celebrity wedding. It ...

Zora Neale Hurston wrote the following letter to Countee Cullen, her friend and fellow writer, in 1943. In it, she discusses lynching, segregation, and her feelings about white “liberals.” ...

Has it been a year already!? Just twelve months ago we celebrated Gay History Month - and, like clockwork, it's that time again! For our first installment ...