In this episode, we discuss Claude McKay, an influential poet of the Harlem Renaissance, taking a close look at his incredible sonnet "America."

For help in our preparations for this podcast, we want to thank Professors Bill Maxwell and Vince Sherry at Washington University in St. Louis, both of whom have often taught Claude McKay and this poem in particular. Bill Maxwell in addition has written extensively on McKay, and we encourage you to look up his work.

For the complete collection of McKay's poetry, see Bill Maxwell's edited volume:

And for more information on McKay, please visit the Poetry Foundation:

Links:

• Amazon.com: Complete Poems (American Poetry Recovery) (9780252075902): McKay, Claude, Maxwell, William: Books
• Claude McKay | Poetry Foundation