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The Grave of Paul Laurence Dunbar

Posted on 2024-05-27 by Bartholomew Barker

On the way home from the total solar eclipse last month, I stopped off in Dayton, Ohio to visit the grave of one of my favorite poets, Paul Laurence Dunbar in Woodland Cemetery.

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Fraiku: Paul Laurence Dunbar

Posted on 2024-02-16 by Bartholomew Barker

He wears the mask while driving elevators poetry rises For Black History Month, a haiku to honor my fellow Ohioan and poet, Paul Laurence Dunbar, 1872-1906. The first line references his great poem We Wear the Mask.

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