Countee Cullen

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Harlem Renaissance figure person poet

Countee Cullen was a prominent African American poet and leading literary figure of the Harlem Renaissance, known for his lyrical verse and exploration of race, identity, and classical themes.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Harlem Renaissance figure → person → poet →
awardReceived	Guggenheim Fellowship → Witter Bynner Poetry Prize →
causeOfDeath	hypertension →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1903-05-30 →
dateOfDeath	1946-01-09 →
educatedAt	Harvard University → New York University →
employer	Frederick Douglass Junior High School →
ethnicGroup	African American →
familyName	Cullen →
fatherInLaw	W. E. B. Du Bois →
fullName	Countee Cullen →
genre	African American literature → lyric poetry → poetry →
givenName	Countee →
hasTheme	classical mythology → identity → race → racial injustice → religion →
influencedBy	A. E. Housman → Edna St. Vincent Millay → John Keats →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
movement	Harlem Renaissance →
notableWork	Color → Copper Sun → On These I Stand → The Black Christ and Other Poems → “Heritage” → “Incident” → “Yet Do I Marvel” →
occupation	poet → teacher → writer →
placeOfBirth	Louisville, Kentucky, United States →
placeOfDeath	New York City, New York, United States →
positionHeld	French teacher →
religion	Methodism →
residence	Harlem, New York City, New York, United States →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Nina Yolande Du Bois →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The New Negro (anthology) →	containsWorkBy
Fire!! (magazine) →	founder
Countee Cullen →	fullName
Fire!! (magazine) →	hasContributor
Alain Locke →	influenced
DeWitt Clinton High School →	notableAlumni
Harlem Renaissance →	notablePerson
I, Too →	relatedAuthor