When I Rise Up by Georgia Douglas Johnson

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend August 1, 2015   When I Rise Up   Georgia Douglas Johnson

When I rise up above the earth, And look down on the things that fetter me, I beat my wings upon the air, Or tranquil lie, Surge after surge of potent strength Like incense comes to me When I rise up above the earth And look down upon the things that fetter me.            This poem is in the public domain. About This Poem   “When I Rise Up” was published in Bronze: A Book of Verses (B. J. Brimmer Company, 1922).   Georgia Douglas Johnson was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1880. A member of the Harlem Renaissance, her collections of poetry include The Heart of a Woman (1918) and Share My World (1962). She died in 1966. Poetry by Douglas Johnson   The Selected Works of Georgia Douglas Johnson (Cengage Gale, 1996) "El Beso" by Angelina Weld Grimké "Quatrains" by Gwendolyn Bennett "Adolescence II" by Rita Dove Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038