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to such figures as Langston Hughes, Bill ?Bojangles? Robinson, renowned writers such as Zora Neile Hurston, and many others. The Renaissance also gave way to organizations such as National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Urban League, and the Universal Negro Improvement Association, several of which are all still operating. My view is that the poetry was the best thing about this time. It was filled with emotion and conviction. During my research, I read quite a few of the poems from the Renaissance. In doing so, I had found a favorite. This poem is entitled ?Nocturne of the Wharves? by, Arna Bontemps. It reads: All night they whine upon their ropes and boom against the dock with helpless prows: these little ships that are too worn for sailing front the

wharf but do not rest at all. Tugging at the dim gray wharf they think no doubt of China and of bright Bombay, and they remember islands of the East, Formosa and the mountains of Japan. They think of cities ruined by the sea and they are restless, sleeping at the wharf. Tugging at the dim grey wharf they think no less of Africa. An east wind blows And salt spray sweeps the unattended decks. Shouts of dead men break upon the night. The captain calls his crew and they respond– the little ships are dreaming?land is near. But mist comes up to dim the copper coast, mist dissembles images of the trees. The captain and his men alike are lost and their shouts go down in the rising sound of waves. Ah little ships, I know your weariness! I know the sea-green shadows of your dream. For I

have loved the cities of the sea, and desolations of the old days I have loved: I was a wanderer like you and I have broken down before the wind. I believe that 090 and 094 English students will probably enjoy this type of reading. There is so much more to this book than just the required reading. If you really look, there is an all new type of culture that our generation has never experienced. These are the things that make reading fun. Delany, Sarah L. and A. Elizabeth. Having Our Say. New York: Dell Publishing, 1993. Poem by Arna Bontemps. ?Nocturne of Wharves?. http://www.nku.edu/~diesmanj/bontemps.html.