Harlem Renaissance · Poetry / novel
Selected Poems
by Claude McKay. A major work by Claude McKay exploring race, migration, resistance; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
- Date
- 1912–1948
- Origin
- Jamaica / United States
- Genre
- Poetry / novel
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A major work by Claude McKay exploring race, migration, resistance; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.