Hold Fast to Dreams

by Arna Bontemps (Compiler)

A collection of poems by American and English poets on such topics as trees, spring, animals, the sea, and others.

Genres: Poetry

Hardcover

First published July 1, 1979

About the author

Works of poetry, history, and fiction, such as God Sends Sunday (1931) and Black Thunder (1936), established American writer Arna Wendell Bontemps as a leading figure of the renaissance of Harlem.

People note Arnaud Wendell Bontemps, an African novelist and librarian, as a member.

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Reviews

[Jumana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I first read this in 8th grade. This anthology made me fall in love with poetry. Only yesterday did I realize that Arna Bontemps was a male member of the Harlem Renaissance. As a child, I assumed Arna was a white woman!