Jean Toomer's Cane (1923) is regarded by many as a seminal work in the history of African American writing. It is generally called a novel, but it could more ac

The novel is structured as a series of vignettes revolving around the origins and experiences of African Americans in the United States.

Cane one of the major works of the Harlem Renaissance and Jean Toomer's imagist masterpiece, is now a part of the canon in Afro-American literature. Teaching Je

A series of vignettes exploring African American life as it relates to social, political and family dynamics. For many, Cane is considered a literary masterpiec

Poems from each of four distinct periods of Toomer's career deal with nature, travel, cities, country life, love, religion, and hope