The Morgan Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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#LangstonHughes included poems about the sea in a 1932 publication for young people, The Dream Keeper. Hughes never had children but loved reading to and meeting with them. His children’s books included Popo and Fifina and The First Book of the West Indies. #SailAway https://t.co/3GyIROUigT

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Happy #PoetryMonth! This portrait of Walt Whitman is from the first edition of his best-known work, Leaves of Grass. His provocative work made him an important figure in LGBTQ+ literary history, and he became an important role model to writers like Oscar Wilde and Allen Ginsberg. https://t.co/YbubjRMGsl

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Printed in 1772, Phillis Wheatley’s “Recollection” marks the first time a verse by a Black woman writer appeared in a magazine. Her poems had been in circulation since 1770, but her first book, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, would not be published until 1773. https://t.co/kVa8CM3PKv

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This statuette, likely of a high priestess, calls forth a line from “The Exaltation of Inanna” by #Enheduanna: “Me, who once sat triumphant.” Her tablet and divisions demonstrate the dedicator’s well-educated status and engagement with writing, perhaps as an author. #SheWhoWrote https://t.co/dT3xre4ViA

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#AshleyBryan painted 26 African proverbs for “The Night Has Ears.” This book was inspired by Bryan’s mother, who “had a proverb ready for any situation, attitude or event,” as he wrote in the introduction. Here, Bryan depicted a mermaid and startled fish. #MorganLibrary #SailAway https://t.co/Mf6AkrWVmO

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#AshleyBryan painted this portrait of the adventurous Paula for a collection of Nikki Giovanni’s poems, “I Am Loved.” Bryan’s image recalls other seafaring animals from children’s literature, especially the Owl and Pussycat from English author Edward Lear’s 1871 poem. #SailAway https://t.co/EEE5AqLMA2

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In The Big Sea, Langston Hughes recounts months on the sea, in Paris, and in NYC. Earning a living by writing what he wanted was not easy for a Black man, but he faced it with a sure sense of the richness of his people and the infinite possibilities of literature. #SailAway https://t.co/KHH6FmlUrk

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“Every traveler has a home of his own, and he learns to appreciate it the more from his wandering.” Charles Dickens' original manuscript of A Christmas Carol is currently on view in the West Room until January 8, 2023! #MorganLibrary #AChristmasCarol #CharlesDickens https://t.co/SSJHzPI4P8

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Final weekend to see One Hundred Years of James Joyce’s 'Ulysses'! Our comprehensive retrospective on the groundbreaking novel closes Sunday, October 2! #MorganLibrary #JamesJoyceUlysses #Ulysses100 https://t.co/4AajaPK6o0

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Happy #Bloomsday! 100 Years of James Joyce's Ulysses, now on view, honors the iconic writer and takes a closer look at Joyce's life, the artists and writers who responded to the novel, and the family who shaped him as a man and writer. #Bloomsday100 #Ulysses100 #MorganLibrary https://t.co/WbvXVA4ngk

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