FENTON JOHNSON (1888-1958)
Born in Chicago
Came from wealthy family
Graduated from Univerzity of Chicago, Northwestern University, and Columbia University with a degree in journalism.
Poet, journalism, editor, educator
Edited two small magazine
Early influencer of the Harlem Renaissance
Poetry was a bridge between late 19th century writers and jazz rhythms of the 20th century.
POETRY BOOKS
A LITTLE DREAMING (1913); VISIONS OF THE DUSK (1915); SONGS OF THE SOIL (1916).
Died in 1958.
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