Poet

Paul Laurence Dunbar

Paul Laurence Dunbar has 9 approved public poems available in Poem A Day.

1. Common Things by Paul Laurence Dunbar

   "I like to hear of wealth and gold," — Paul Laurence Dunbar, "Common Things"

   nature, love, beauty
2. Encouraged by Paul Laurence Dunbar

   "Because you love me I have much achieved," — Paul Laurence Dunbar, "Encouraged"

   love
3. Encouragement by Paul Laurence Dunbar

   "WHO dat knockin' at de do'?" — Paul Laurence Dunbar, "Encouragement"

   nature, love, death
4. Life's Tragedy by Paul Laurence Dunbar

   "It may be misery not to sing at all," — Paul Laurence Dunbar, "Life's Tragedy"

   nature, love, death
5. Little Brown Baby by Paul Laurence Dunbar

   "Little brown baby wif spa'klin' eyes," — Paul Laurence Dunbar, "Little Brown Baby"

   nature, love, choice
6. Merry Autumn by Paul Laurence Dunbar

   "It's all a farce,—these tales they tell" — Paul Laurence Dunbar, "Merry Autumn"

   nature, death, hope
7. My Little March Girl by Paul Laurence Dunbar

   "Come to the pane, draw the curtain apart," — Paul Laurence Dunbar, "My Little March Girl"

   nature, love, death
8. Summer in the South by Paul Laurence Dunbar

   "The Oriole sings in the greening grove" — Paul Laurence Dunbar, "Summer in the South"

   nature, love, solitude
9. Sympathy by Paul Laurence Dunbar

   "I know what the caged bird feels, alas!" — Paul Laurence Dunbar, "Sympathy"

   nature, love, death