"Full Moon," by Henry Dumas
Channel: Hans Ostrom
Date: 2012-06-26

Poem. Henry Dumas (1934-1968) was a splendid writer. He was killed by a New York City Transit officer in what was termed a case of mistaken identity. A terrible tragedy. Poem from Play Ebony, Play Ivory, edited by Eugene B. Redmond and published by Random House, copyright 1974 by Loretta Dumas, grateful acknowledgement. Image of Dumas from poetryfoundation.org. Image of moon from wikimedia. Image of woman from
theafrolounge.com, grateful acknowledgement.