Countee Cullen
Countee Cullen
Countee Cullen, born as Coleman Rutherford, was an African American poet, author and scholar who was a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance. He pronounced his name "Coun-tay", not "Coun-tee"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth30 May 1903
CityLexington, KY
CountryUnited States of America
Countee Cullen quotes about
forgive-me forgiving needs
Lord, forgive me if my need Sometimes shapes a human creed.
agonizing hide tend
So in the dark we hide the heart that bleeds, And wait, and tend our agonizing seeds.
love
Your love to me was like an unread book.