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Poems of Cabin and Field

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Paul Laurence Dunbar is a rare gem. Something to be treasured for all time. His poetry is so honest and pure, so revealing that it is almost painful to read.

Poems of Cabin and Field moved me in ways hard to describe. I was hit from three intimate directions at once. I am a poet, this is the heart of poetry. I am an historian, this is living, breathing history. Lastly, but first by nature, I am a Southerner, and this is as Southern as it gets.

Dunbar's work is a masterpiece. My favorite was "The Deserted Plantation," which is the very kernel of Southern history itself, though it is hard to choose any single line over another in these wondrous gifts of soul. It is so refreshing to dip in this sparkling wellspring of the South.

May Dunbar and his Poems of Cabin and Field be remembered always.

This is a marvelous work that one who loves poetry and appreciates the beauty of Mr. Dunbar's work must have!