Poems

Synopsis
Known as the "Bronze Muse," Harper's body of work includes essays, poems, novels, and short stories. Her essays appeared in a number of popular periodicals of the day. Her first two collections of poetry sold 50,000 copies and her first volume saw as many as twenty editions. Prior to the publication of her novel, Iola Leroy: or Shadows Uplifted, three other serialized novels were published. And her short stories are generally considered the first to be published by a black American.