THE ARTIST'S LOUNGE

FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS (1905-1987)

Born in Arkansas City, KS.

Journalist, poet

Pen name- Frank Boganey

Part of Social Realism movement

*Outspoken about social and political issues

Played role in the South Side Writers Group in Chicago

Among the writers of the Black Chicago Renaissance

Moved to Honolulu, Hawaii in late 1940s. Became involved in labor issues

1st Long Poem: Chicago Conga: Sonata for an Orchestra

1st Book of Poems: Black Man's Poems (1935)

17th Street: Poems (1948)

Died in 1987 in Hawaii

Wednesday, August 19, 2026