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By Kirsten Canals

Gladys May Casely Hayford
Gladys Casely-Hayford was a African American writer,musician, poet,dramatist, painter and story-teller(Yema Lucilda Hunter).Gladys was born in 1904(Hubpages) .Gladys is daughter of J.E. Casely-Hayford, who was an Afican American nation leader and Adelaide Smith Casely, an afican ameriican feminist. Gladys started writing stories and poetry at a young age.Her poems were both published in Arfican and Americans journals.

She was very educated for being African American, at the time.Her tone in poetry was a theme known as Afro-Victorian, this was mostly used in West Africa. Her best poem was names "Rejoice" its about being proud of your culture. Gladys had to use a pen name to be publishes so she used the name Aquah Laluah.When she wrote Rejoice it gave hope to african Americans to show there culture and not be ashamed of it. She was one of the only blacks to get published in a whites journal/ newspaper. > __Dawn__ > Dawn for the rich, the artistic and the > wise, > Is beauty splashed on canvas of the skies, > The brushes being the clouds that float > the blue, > Dipped in the breeze for paint, and washed > by dew. > But dawn to those who bathe the night in > tears, > Squeeze sustenance from hard unyielding > years, > Is full of strange imaginings and fears. > The dawn renews the terror of the day > Where harassing uncertainties hold sway; > And pain held in surcease through brief > hours of rest > Roars up its head in its unceasing quest > To wear out body, brain and mind and soul > Till death is a resolve, and death a goal. > For those life holds no beauty, dawn no > light, > For day is hopeless, dawn is struck with > blight. > > [] > [] > []