Description
Signed by Poet Laureate Robert Hayden, the first edition of Kaleidoscope: Poems by American Negro Poets.
Octavo, xxiv, 231pp. Full blue cloth, title in gilt on spine. Stated “First edition” on copyright page. Solid text block, light rubbing to corners, a fine example. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $3.95 retail price on front flap, shelf wear, rubbed corners. Inscribed on the half-title: “For Heritage House – Robert Hayden.”
Notable contributors to this volume include: Paul Laurence Dunbar, Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Gwendolyn Brooks, Leroi Jones, and many more.Robert Hayden (1913-1980) was an African American poet, essayist, and educator known for his profound works on personal identity. In 1976, Hayden became the first African American to be appointed as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, a position now known as the U.S. Poet Laureate. His celebrated works like “Those Winter Sundays” and “Middle Passage” along with numerous collections like “A Ballad of Remembrance” (1962) and “Angle of Ascent” (1975) have cemented his legacy as a significant figure in American literature.
