An Anthology of African American Poetry for Young People

Arna Bontemps’s readings of poems by Sterling Brown, Langston Hughes, and Claude McKay highlight this compilation. Chosen for their ability to engage and entertain children, the selections are drawn from Bontemps’s well-known book, Golden Slippers (Harpers). "These are kind and gentle poems." —AudioFile

Track Listing

101	Dawn	Arna Bontemps	00:27
102	Youth	Arna Bontemps	00:20
103	Did You Feed My Cow?	Arna Bontemps	01:05
104	Bed Bug	Arna Bontemps	00:40
105	Precious Things	Arna Bontemps	00:25
106	I'm a Round Town Gent / Take Yo' Time Miss Lucy	Arna Bontemps	00:27
107	Signs	Arna Bontemps	00:23
108	No Images	Arna Bontemps	00:35
109	Florida Road Workers	Arna Bontemps	00:46
110	Troubled Jesus	Arna Bontemps	00:25
111	Ma Lord	Arna Bontemps	00:51
112	For My Grandmother	Arna Bontemps	00:22
113	Miracles	Arna Bontemps	00:46
114	Spring in New Hampshire	Arna Bontemps	00:49
115	Home Thoughts	Arna Bontemps	01:03
116	Brown Boy and Girl Under the Mistletoe	Arna Bontemps	00:35
117	Heart of the Woods	Arna Bontemps	00:29
118	To James	Arna Bontemps	01:25
119	Dark Girl	Arna Bontemps	00:38
120	In the Time of Silver Rain	Arna Bontemps	00:32
121	Countee Cullen: Red	Arna Bontemps	00:32
122	New Orleans: Zulu King (at Mardi Gras)	Arna Bontemps	01:07
123	Tropics in New York	Arna Bontemps	00:58
124	Trip: San Francisco	Arna Bontemps	00:30
125	Rulers, Philadelphia	Arna Bontemps	00:52
126	Heaven: The City Called Heaven	Arna Bontemps	00:29
127	The Spanish Needle	Arna Bontemps	01:17
128	The Snail	Arna Bontemps	00:19
129	The Unknown Color	Arna Bontemps	00:27
130	North and South	Arna Bontemps	01:16
131	Sister Lou	Arna Bontemps	01:56
132	Aunt Jane Allen	Arna Bontemps	00:50
133	The Banjo Player	Arna Bontemps	00:49
134	Alabama Earth (At Booker Washington's Grave)	Arna Bontemps	00:54
135	For a Lady I Know	Arna Bontemps	00:19
136	After Winter	Arna Bontemps	01:26
137	Winter Sweetness	Arna Bontemps	00:19
138	My Little Dreams	Arna Bontemps	00:31
139	For a Poet	Arna Bontemps	00:37
140	Dreams	Arna Bontemps	00:28
141	Day Breakers	Arna Bontemps	00:28