Classic and Contemporary Poetry

HOMAGE TO THE EMPRESS OF THE BLUES, by ROBERT EARL HAYDEN                Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Because there was a man somewhere in a candystripe silk shirt
Subject(s): African Americans; African Americans - Women; Blues (music); Jazz; Music & Musicians; Singing & Singers; Smith, Bessie (1894-1937); Negroes; American Blacks; Songs