The speaker of this poem feels that he can never rest from a "weird refrain" whose measures cry "Doff this new exuberance / Come and dance the Lover's Dance!"
The speaker of this poem feels that he can never rest from a "weird refrain" whose measures cry "Doff this new exuberance / Come and dance the Lover's Dance!" Its speaker admits that he fashions "dark gods" and begs "Lord, forgive me if my need / Sometimes shapes a human creed" after he admits "My conversion came high priced; I belong to Jesus Christ." The speaker of this poem thinks of a certain location as "a book one thumbs / Listlessly, till slumber comes," and is haunted by the "unremittant beat" of "cruel padded feet" which walk through his "body's street." Its speaker wishes to hear the song of "wild barbaric birds / goading massive jungle herds," and feels "three centuries removed / from the scenes his fathers loved." It repeats the refrain "Spicy grove, cinnamon tree, What is Africa to me?" For 10 points, name this poem in which Countee Cullen ponders his ancestry.
The speaker of this poem feels that he can never rest from a "weird refrain" whose measures cry "Doff this new exuberance / Come and dance the Lover's Dance!"
"Heritage"