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Bookmark or Share- Paul Laurence Dunbar | The Poetry FoundationPaul Laurence Dunbar was born on June 27, 1872, to two formerly enslaved people from Kentucky. He became one of the first influential Black poets in American literature and was internationally acclaimed for his dialect verse in collections such as Majors and Minors (Hadley & Hadley, 1895) and Lyrics of Lowly Life (Dodd, Mead and Company, 1896) .
- Who Was Paul Laurence Dunbar? | SmithsonianPaul Laurence Dunbar was only 33 years old when he died in 1906. In his short yet prolific life, Dunbar used folk dialect to give voice and dignity to the experiences of Black Americans...
- About Paul Laurence Dunbar | Academy of American PoetsPaul Laurence Dunbar, born in 1872 and the author of numerous collections of poetry and prose, was one of the first African American poets to gain national recognition.
- Paul Laurence Dunbar | Poet, Novelist, Playwright | BritannicaPaul Laurence Dunbar was a U.S. author whose reputation rests upon his verse and short stories written in black dialect. He was the first black writer in the U.S. to make a concerted attempt to live by his writings and one of the first to attain national prominence.
- Paul Laurence Dunbar - WikipediaPaul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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