Sixteen Poems of Sterling Brown

Revered by his colleagues, Sterling A. Brown was once considered “America’s foremost authority on black literature.” His poems were thought to be highly intellectual yet, more importantly, extremely relatable. This sixteen poem collection includes several poems from Brown’s first published book “Southern Road” (1932) as well as one of Brown’s most acclaimed poems, “Strong Men.” (For more of Brown’s work on Folkways, see FW09790 Sterling Brown and Langston Hughes)

Track Listing

101	The Long Track Blues	Sterling Brown	03:47
102	Sporting Beasley	Sterling Brown	02:03
103	Sam Smiley	Sterling Brown	02:23
104	After Winter	Sterling Brown	01:35
105	Conjured	Sterling Brown	00:45
106	Children's Children	Sterling Brown	01:46
107	Putting on Dog	Sterling Brown	02:26
108	Uncle Joe	Sterling Brown	03:41
109	Paris Doctor	Sterling Brown	02:53
201	Clotile	Sterling Brown	03:04
202	Old Lem	Sterling Brown	02:36
203	Break of Day	Sterling Brown	01:59
204	Transfer	Sterling Brown	02:37
205	Remembering Nat Turner	Sterling Brown	04:05
206	Ballad of Joe Meek	Sterling Brown	05:18
207	Strong Men	Sterling Brown	03:05