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.

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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