Rosalie M. Jonas (?1861-1953) was an African-American poet and story writer, who was a well-respected figure in the Harlem Renaissance.[1]
Life[]
Little is known of Jonas's early life. She lived for some time in New Orleans, as letters she wrote later mention the "octoroon" balls of that town. Her earliest published poem, "Little Mammy", appeared in Harper's Magazine in 1898, and her earliest story, "New York Light and Shadow," in Art World in 1917. During the 1920s she lived in Harlem, New York City, and continued to publish in major magazines, including McClure's Magazine, The Century Magazine, and Smart Set.[1]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lean'tin Bracks, "Rosalie M. Jonas," Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era (edited by Lean'tin Bracks & Jessie Carney Smith). Rowan & Littlefield, 2014, 137. Google Books, Web, July 4, 2015.
External links[]
- Poems
- "Little Mammy"
- "The Foundling Hospital" in Poetry: A magazine of verse, 1912-1922
- Rosalie M. Jonaz at the UNZ Review (poems & stories)
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