Professor Emeritus Herbert Woodward Martin brings to life the poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar through performances of selected poems. Here you will find a selection of performances of Paul Laurence Dunbar's poems, some of which have been set to music. These materials serve as a resource to increase awareness and consumption of his work.
For translation and pronunciation information for dialect terms used in Dunbar's poetry, see the Dunbar Glossary of Dialect Terms in Professor Minnita Daniel-Cox's Dunbar Music Archive.
Submissions from 2014
Good-Night, Herbert Woodward Martin
Invitation to Love, Herbert Woodward Martin
Preparation, Herbert Woodward Martin
Recession Never, Herbert Woodward Martin
Song, Herbert Woodward Martin
Spring Song, Herbert Woodward Martin
Sympathy, Herbert Woodward Martin
Theology, Herbert Woodward Martin
The Poet, Herbert Woodward Martin
The Sand-Man, Herbert Woodward Martin
The Seedling, Herbert Woodward Martin
The Sparrow, Herbert Woodward Martin
Submissions from 1990
A Boy's Summer Song, Herbert Woodward Martin
Accountability, Herbert Woodward Martin
An Ante-Bellum Sermon, Herbert Woodward Martin
An Easy Goin' Feller, Herbert Woodward Martin
A Negro Love Song, Herbert Woodward Martin
Discovered, Herbert Woodward Martin
Frolic, Herbert Woodward Martin
Haunted Oak, Herbert Woodward Martin
He Had His Dream, Herbert Woodward Martin
In the Morning, Herbert Woodward Martin
Life, Herbert Woodward Martin
Little Brown Baby, Herbert Woodward Martin
Opportunity, Herbert Woodward Martin
Philosophy, Herbert Woodward Martin
The Colored Band, Herbert Woodward Martin
The Poet and His Song, Herbert Woodward Martin
The Real Question, Herbert Woodward Martin
We Wear the Mask, Herbert Woodward Martin
When Dey 'Listed Colored Soilders, Herbert Woodward Martin
When Malindy Sings, Herbert Woodward Martin
