(LITERATURE) Countee Cullen Letter by the Harlem Renaissance

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(LITERATURE.) Countee Cullen. Letter by the Harlem Renaissance poet, referring a writing job to his fellow poet Sterling Brown. Letter Signed to Mr. Shipley. One page, 11 x 8 1/2 inches; folds, moderate edge wear, 3 tape repairs on verso. Tuckahoe, NY, 9 July 1944

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Cullen writes: "I have read the article you sent me and find it very provocative but I do not feel that I want to tackle the job myself. Criticism is not one of my strong points. You might try sending it to Professor Sterling Brown at Howard University, Washington D.C. He is both a good poet and a good critic. I imagine he would be interested in doing such an article for you." The letter's recipient was likely the influential drama critic and editor Joseph T. Shipley of The New Leader, with whom Cullen has previously corresponded in 1933.