Jones appears in Kerlin's Negro Poets and Their Poems
Poet involved
What happened
In 1923, Robert T. Kerlin included Jones in Negro Poets and Their Poems, published in Washington, D.C. The anthology and commentary helped classify and preserve African American poetic achievement. Jones's work was placed in a developing critical tradition.
Literary impact
Kerlin's anthology helped extend Jones's reputation beyond his own pamphlets and books. It also placed him in conversation with other African American poets at a time when editors were actively defining a literary tradition.
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