Welcome to Litsy!

“…O, yes,
I say it plain,
America never was America to me,
And yet I swear this oath—
America will be!

Out of the rack and ruin of our gangster death,
The rape and rot of graft, and stealth, and lies,
We, the people, must redeem
The land, the mines, the plants, the rivers.
The mountains and the endless plain—
All, all the stretch of these great green states—
And make America again!“

https://poets.org/poem/let-america-be-america-again

Inspired by Let America Be America Again by Langston Hughes. Thank you to @karisa and @cbee for reminding me of this. My heart hurts this week.
#haikuhive #haikuaday

🎎

UNPUTDOWNABLE histfic read that takes you back to the heart of the Harlem Renaissance, highlighting the life & legacy of Jessie Redmon Fauset—a literary powerhouse often overshadowed by the very writers she helped shape. She played a pivotal role in discovering and promoting legendary voices like Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Nella Larsen.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #historicalfiction #HarlemRenaissance #harlemrhapsody

#2025reads #Fiction

This is a beautiful read in how it shows a complicated dynamics between race and personal identity. All the way through I could see something dreadful was ahead, and then it happened and I had to pause, recollect myself before carrying on.

#poetrymatters #gift

#poetrymatters
#verdict
@TheSpineView

#vast #poetrymatters @TheSpineView

Harlem by Walter Dean Myers, 1998. Caldecott Honor Book. Harlem is a story about black people moving to a new city in hopes of a better life. This book uses complex vocabulary and detailed descriptions of the setting such as the noises and colors of the city. There are strong depictions of culture and life during that time.