Arna Wendell Bontemps (Noun)
Meaning
United States writer (1902-1973).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Arna Wendell Bontemps was a famous African American poet, novelist, and playwright in the Harlem Renaissance movement of the 1930s and the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s.
- He was a close friend and correspondent of the American poet Langston Hughes, with whom he collaborated on several works, including a one-act opera.
- Bontemps is best known for his novel "God Sends Sunday" and the children's book "Story of the Negro" that both received widespread acclaim.
- As a professor, Arna Wendell Bontemps taught many influential writers, and in the 1960s he was a central figure in the Black Arts Movement.
- His poetry emphasized themes of love, family, work, racial identity, and a sense of justice, reflecting his lifelong commitment to improving African American life and literature.