We Wear the Mask - Poetry Foundation
Dunbar, "“We Wear the Mask.”" from The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar. (New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, ) We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,— This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,…
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We Wear the Mask - Academy of American Poets
We wear the mask. We smile, but oh great Christ, our cries To thee from tortured souls arise. We sing, but oh the clay is vile Beneath our feet, and long the mile, But let the world dream otherwise, We wear the mask!
We Wear the Mask by Paul Laurence Dunbar - Poem Analysis
‘We Wear the Mask’ by Paul Laurence Dunbar describes the way that “We” put on, and accept the presence of masks. The poem begins with the speaker stating that “We,” a reference to all of humankind, but specifically black Americans, put on masks.
We Wear the Mask - Wikipedia
" We Wear the Mask " is an 1895 poem in the rondeau form by Paul Laurence Dunbar. It is generally considered one of his most famous works and has been cited by several scholars as his best poem. The poem appeared in Dunbar's second volume of poetry. Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 – 1906) was an American poet.
Paul Laurence Dunbar – We Wear the Mask - Genius
We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,— This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, And mouth with myriad subtleties.
We Wear the Mask by Paul Laurence Dunbar | DiscoverPoetry.com
Feb 9, 2024 · We Wear the Mask by Paul Laurence Dunbar. We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,— This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, And mouth with myriad subtleties. Why should the world be over-wise, In counting all our tears and sighs? Nay, let them only see us, while We wear ...
Paul Laurence Dunbar, "We Wear the Mask" (1895)
Jul 15, 2022 · In counting all our tears and sighs? We wear the mask. To thee from tortured souls arise. We wear the mask! Published in Majors and Minors (1895), Lyrics of Lowly Life (1896) and many times subsequently.
We Wear the Mask - Poetry Out Loud
By Paul Laurence Dunbar. We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,— This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, And mouth with myriad subtleties. Why should the world be over-wise, In counting all our tears and sighs? Nay, let them only see us, while We wear the mask.
We Wear the Mask - Dunbar - PotW.org
We wear the mask. We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries To thee from tortured souls arise. We sing, but oh the clay is vile Beneath our feet, and long the mile; But let the world dream otherwise, We wear the mask!