Click here to visit a first-rate Webpage devoted to one of the leading figures of the Harlem Renaissance. Along with a short biography, this page offers a catalog of selected works by Cullen, a quick definition of the literary movement known as the "Harlem Renaissance," and a list of works from other writers of that time period. A good place to start your research of the famous poet.

The Academy of American Poets: Countee Cullen
http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=56

This site is maintained by the Academy of American Poets, whose goal is "…to support American poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the appreciation of contemporary poetry." Here you'll find a short biography of the author, followed by full-text versions of three of his poems, "Heritage," "The Shroud of Color," and "Yet Do I Marvel." This site also features a select bibliography, and an excellent catalog of Countee Cullen exhibits elsewhere on the Web.

Countee Porter Cullen: Teacher Resource File
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/cullen.htm

Are you so impressed with Cullens' work that you'd like to incorporate him into one of your lessons? If so, don't miss this page of extensive teacher resources, maintained by James Madison University. Here you'll find a link to five different biographies of Cullen, two excellent bibliographies, a collection of poems, and a large list of lesson plans.

Modern American Poetry: Countee Cullen
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/cullen/cullen.htm

If you're beginning scholarly research on the well-known author, this is your first stop. Included here is a first-rate biography regarding Cullen's life and career, a chronology, a selection of essays, online versions of two poems, a gallery of book jackets, and links to other Cullen exhibits on the Web.

BIOGRAPHY
A leading poet of the Harlem Renaissance, Countee Cullen (b. 1903) was born in New York and was brought up by foster parents. He attended New York University and Harvard University. His first book, Color (1925), showed a poet highly adept at traditional forms. Later volumes included Copper Sun (1927) and The Ballad of the Brown Girl: An Old Ballad Retold (1927). Cullen received a Guggenheim fellowship and went to France; while there, he wrote The Black Christ and Other Poems (1929). He authored one novel, One Way to Heaven (1932), and collaborated with Arna Bontemps on the play St. Louis Woman (1946). His 1935 collection, The Medea and Some Poems, combines sonnets and other lyrics with a translation of Euripides' tragedy. He edited the magazine Opportunity and an anthology of black poetry, Caroling Dusk (1927).