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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CONVERSION, by JEAN TOOMER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: African guardian of souls
Subject(s): Blacks; Racism; Racial Prejudice; Bigotry
First Line: African guardian of souls
Subject(s): Blacks; Racism; Racial Prejudice; Bigotry
African Guardian of Souls,
Drunk with rum,
Feasting on strange cassava,
Yielding to new words and a weak palabra
Of a white-faced sardonic god--
Grins, cries
Amen,
Shouts hosanna.
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