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Paul Laurence Dunbar Poem "A Drowsy Day"

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Title	Paul Laurence Dunbar Poem "A Drowsy Day"
Subject	Literary Ohio Authors Poetry Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
Place	Dayton (Ohio) Montgomery County (Ohio)
Description	Paul Laurence Dunbar wrote the poem "A Drowsy Day" in 1893. It was published in three of Dunbar's books, including Oak and Ivy and Majors and Minors, his first two volumes. It measures 7.5 by 5.5 inches (19 by 14 cm). This manuscript poem is part of a larger Paul Laurence Dunbar Collection held by the Ohio Historical Society. Dunbar (1872-1906) is acknowledged as the first significant African American poet in the United States. He was born Dayton, Ohio to parents who had been slaves. After high school, the Wright brothers (Orville and Wilbur) assisted Dunbar in publishing the Dayton Tattler, an African-American newspaper. His first book of poetry, Oak and Ivy, was published in 1893. It was followed by Lyrics of a Lowly Life, and Majors and Minors, ten other books of poetry, four books of short stories, five novels and a play.
Creator	Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
Date of Original	1893
Collection	Paul Laurence Dunbar Papers
Source	Published material; MSS 114, Box 10
Format	poem
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	Text
Date created	2010-06-06

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Full Text	(1) A Drowsy Day. [underlined] The air is dark, the sky is gray, The misty shadows come and go; And here within my dusky room, Each chair looks ghastly in the gloom. Outside, the rain falls, cold and slow, Half, stinging drops; half, blinding spray. Each slighted sounds is magnified; For Drowsy Quiet holds her reign. The burnt stick in the fireplace breaks, The nodding cat with start awakes, And there o'er come drops off again, Unheeding Tower at her side. I look far out across the lawn, Where huddled, stand the silly sheep;
Date created	2009-01-14

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