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
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