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