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Poetic Odyssey with Romare Bearden, The Centennial High School in Compton, California Website

1998
Romare Bearden was a U.S. artist from the 1920s, the time of the Harlem Renaissance. He used a collage style to create his works. This group of 9th grade students studied his artworks and applied their ideas to the poetry they wrote and published at this web site. Read through some beautiful poems written by these students. Learn more about Romare Bearden and his life and works, and maybe become a poet yourself!