Poem of the Day: ‘After the Winter’

The lyric poet Claude McKay (1889–1948) was a prominent voice in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s.

The poet Claude McKay. — The poet Claude McKay. Wikimedia Commons

EDITED BY JOSEPH BOTTUM

Mar 14, 2022, 05:54 AM ET

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