own personal, unique style and voice. Paul Laurence Dunbar wrote both poems and short

stories, as well as essays. In his writing, it was evident that Dunbar had a tendency to use

dialect. Much of his writing also used a Standard English voice. Throughout his writing,

Dunbar created a unique style that combined both Standard English and dialect,

something which very few other writers of his time did. However, in all of his published

works, the more famous pieces were generally those which used stronger dialect.

According to The Paul Laurence Dunbar Reader, “[Dunbar] was part of a movement in

literature that stressed dialect conversation” (262). Further explanation of this was stated

when Dunbar later on in life said that after some time he finally realized that his natural

Paul Laurence Dunbar was born on June 27, 1872 in Dayton, Ohio. His parents,

Joshua and Matilda Dunbar, were two former slaves who escaped from slavery in

Kentucky. Shortly after his birth, Dunbar’s parents divorced, but he still held them close

to his heart and used their stories in much of his lat

While he was best known for his poetry, Dunbar also wrote several short stories

occurrence was in 1884, when he read his first original poem to the Eaker Street A.M.E.

Later on in life, Dunbar continued his success and continued in writing his poetry

Church. This poem was named “Easter Hymn”. Continuing to be published over a period

writing. These authors always praised Dunbar on his material and gave him an amount

high school because of money issues. Since he could not continue to higher education,

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