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Contents
ENSLAVED32
I SHALL RETURN33
MORNING JOY34
AFRICA35
ON A PRIMITIVE CANOE36
WINTER IN THE COUNTRY37
TO WINTER39
SPRING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE40
ON THE ROAD41
THE HARLEM DANCER42
DAWN IN NEW YORK43
THE TIRED WORKER44
OUTCAST45
I KNOW MY SOUL46
BIRDS OF PREY47
THE CASTAWAYS48
EXHORTATION: SUMMER, 191949
THE LYNCHING51
BAPTISM52
IF WE MUST DIE53
SUBWAY WIND54
THE NIGHT FIRE55
POETRY56
TO A POET57
A PRAYER58
WHEN DAWN COMES TO THE CITY60
O WORD I LOVE TO SING63
ABSENCE64
SUMMER MORN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE66
REST IN PEACE67
A RED FLOWER68
COURAGE70
