Yet do I marvel at this curious thing: To make a poet black, and bid him sing!
Countee Cullen
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Yet Do I Marvel, Color (1925); Closing couplet. The poem questions divine justice and the challenge of being a Black poet; original spelling retained.
- Yet Do I Marvel, Color (1925)
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