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Gwendolyn Bennett: Silence is a...

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Silence is a sounding thing
To one who listens hungrily.

Source: Your Songs.
-- Gwendolyn Bennett, (Jul 8 1902-1981), US poet, artist; Her poetry reflected themes of the New Negro Era -- racial pride, rediscovery of Africa, celebration of blackness.


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