The Harlem Renaissance Movement Analysis
Jazz poetry is poetry in which the poet responds to and writes about jazz. Jazz poetry covers a variety of forms. Jazz poetry can be seen as a thread that runs through the Harlem Renaissance. From early blues to free jazz to experimental music, jazz poets use their admiration for the music as poetic inspiration. Not only the music but the artists make frequent appearances in jazz poetry such as, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, and Billie Holiday. In the years following World War I, African Americans migrated to the North from the economically depressed South. The recently migrated sought new opportunities, in
cities such as New York City. Countee Cullen, a Harlem renaissance poet, thought long and hard in his poems about his African-American identity. The legacy of the Harlem Renaissance influenced the generations of African American writers that followed.
cities such as New York City. Countee Cullen, a Harlem renaissance poet, thought long and hard in his poems about his African-American identity. The legacy of the Harlem Renaissance influenced the generations of African American writers that followed.