Fine Clothes to the Jew

"Dim racial memories of Africa, the sharp self-conscious revolt against the scheme of things today—the delirious 'escape' from life provided by Harlem, by music, by syncopation and blues, by dancing, by raw drink and wild love—all these elements are woven through his poems. . . . He has the fine qualities of force, passion, directness, and sensitive perception."

​Poetry, Vanity Fair, Opportunity, The New Republic, The Measure, The Crisis, The New Masses, The Buccaneer, The Messenger, Books, of the New York Herald Tribune, Fire, The Lincoln News, Palms, and The Modern Quarterly have first published some of these poems. The author thanks them for permission to reprint.

The type in which this book has been set (on the Linotype) is based on the design of Caslon. It is generally conceded that William Caslon (1692–1766) brought the old-style letter to its highest perfection and while certain modifications have been introduced to meet changing printing conditions, the basic design of the Caslon letters has never been improved. The type selected for this book is a modern adaptation rather than an exact copy of the original Caslon. The principal difference to be noted is a slight shortening of the ascending and descending letters to accommodate a larger face on a given body-size.