Johnson, Helene, 1906-1995

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Helene Johnson was one of the minor poets of the Harlem Renaissance. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts, educated in the public schools of that city and at Boston University. She attended Columbia University in New York City in 1926. Johnson was the youngest of the African Americanwriters of the Harlem Renaissance. She published approximately twenty-five poems which appeared in such magazines as "Opportunity," "Fire!!," and "Vanity Fair," as well as in "The New Negro." Her writings usually were concerned with ghetto life and a strong identification with her racial heritage. Johnson became relatively inactive before the end of the Harlem Renaissance.

From the guide to the Helene Johnson poems, 1972-1979, (The New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division.)

Helene Johnson was one of the minor poets of the Harlem Renaissance.

She was born in Boston, Massachusetts, educated in the public schools of that city and at Boston University. She attended Columbia University in New York City in 1926. Johnson was the youngest of the African Americanwriters of the Harlem Renaissance. She published approximately twenty-five poems which appeared in such magazines as "Opportunity," "Fire!!," and "Vanity Fair," as well as in "The New Negro." Her writings usually were concerned with ghetto life and a strong identification with her racial heritage. Johnson became relatively inactive before the end of the Harlem Renaissance.

From the description of Helene Johnson Poems, 1972-1979. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122431013

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referencedIn Johnson, Helene, 1906-1995. Helene Johnson Poems, 1972-1979. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Johnson, Helene, 1906-1995. Helene Johnson Poems, 1972-1979. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn West, Dorothy, 1909-. Papers, 1914-1985 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Helene Johnson poems, 1972-1979 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section
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associatedWith West, Dorothy, 1909- person
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African American poetry
African American women poets
African American women poets
American poetry
Poets, American
Harlem Renaissance
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Birth 1906-07-07

Death 1995-07-06

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