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Robert Hayden (1913-1980) was an African American poet, essayist, and educator. He was born Asa Bundy Sheffey into a poor family in the Paradise Valley neighborhood of Detroit. Hayden had an emotionally traumatic childhood, and as a noticeably small child with poor vision, he often found himself socially isolated. He found refuge in literature, developing interests in fiction and poetry. Hayden studied poetry at the University of Michigan, where he enrolled in a graduate English literature program and studied with W. H. Auden. Auden became an influential and critical guide in the development of Hayden’s writing. Hayden admired the work of Edna St. Vincent Millay, Elinor Wiley, Carl Sandburg, and Hart Crane, as well as the poets of the Harlem Renaissance—Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Jean Toomer. Hayden was one of the most celebrated African-American poets of his day, producing enduring works, including "The Middle Passage" and "Those Winter Sundays." He authored nine collections of poetry during his lifetime, as well as a collection of essays, and some children’s literature.
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  • Collected Poems

    Collected Poems

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    Publication Date: 1984-01-01
    ISBN-10: 0871401592 | ISBN-13: 9780871401595
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  • Angle of Ascent: New and Selected Poems

    Angle of Ascent: New and Selected Poems

    Robert Hayden

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    Publication Date: 1975-01-01
    ISBN-10: 0871401061 | ISBN-13: 9780871401069
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  • American Journal

    American Journal

    Robert Hayden

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    Publication Date: 1982-02-01
    ISBN-10: 0871401274 | ISBN-13: 9780871401274
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  • Heart-Shape in the Dust: Poems

    Heart-Shape in the Dust: Poems

    Robert Hayden

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    ASIN: B000UBYGKY
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  • The Night Blooming Cereus

    The Night Blooming Cereus

    Robert Hayden

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    ISBN-10: 090377903X | ISBN-13: 9780903779036
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  • The Legend of John Brown

    The Legend of John Brown

    Robert Hayden

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    ASIN: B004FONKCC
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  • Words in the Mourning Time: Poems

    Words in the Mourning Time: Poems

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    Publication Date: 1970-06-01
    ISBN-10: 080790161X | ISBN-13: 9780807901618
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  • Kaleidoscope; Poems by American Negro Poets

    Kaleidoscope; Poems by American Negro Poets

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    Publication Date: 1967-06-01
    ISBN-10: 0152420010 | ISBN-13: 9780152420017
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