via NationalDayCalendar: Black Poetry Day on October 17th honors past and present black poets. The day also commemorates the birth of the first published black poet in the United States. Jupiter Hammon was born in Long Island, New York, on October 17, 1711. The day celebrates the importance of black heritage and literacy. It also […]
via NationalDayCalendar: Black Poetry Day is observed annually on October 17. This is a day to honor past and present black poets. Black Poetry Day celebrates the importance of black heritage and literacy and the contributions made by black poets. It is a day to appreciate black authors. Jupiter Hammon, the first published black poet in the […]
Black Poetry Day is celebrated on October 17 each year. This day is considered the time to celebrate both past and present black authors like Langston Hughes, Phillis Wheatley, and Paul Laurence Dunbar. Of course, if you prefer to celebrate your favorite black modern poets (such as whatever rapper is headlining the current genre), that’s great too. As […]
