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OBSCURE POET
ANNE BETHEL SPENCER
Born in Virginia in 1883
Poet
Poetry engage ther poems durng their lifemes of religion, race, and the natural world
First black woman poet to be featured in Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry
Maintained close relationships with many writers of the Harlem Renaissance.
Thirty of her poems during her life
Helped establish a chapter of NAACP in Lynchburg, Virginia
Died at 93 in 1975
DUNBAR
Ah, how poets sing and die!
Make one song and Heaven takes it;
Have one heart and Beauty breaks it;
Chatterbox, Shelley, Keats and I-
Ah, how poets sing and die.
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COMMENTARY
"Writing is powerful but it can also be terrifying."
I found this quote in Pinterest. Thought I don't remember who said it I can identify with it. The terrifying part sticks with me. I have written about topics that never brooched.
I have experienced dark periods in my life. I wrote about fear, abandonment, transition, sex, beauty standards, and the crossroads I was at. What I discovered much later was that it was the best writing I had done.
Edgar Allan Poe is my favorite author because he could write about dark subjects with such clarity. Confronted with the darkness, I search for the light. Now I write about those zubjects that are uncomfortable.
Writing is not a linear craft. I have grown much as a writer and poet. I'm still being challenged-and I need that.
Friday, May 01, 2026
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