October 25, 2024 by Matt Willing Poet's DayWhy Does the Night Wind Wail? This week’s choice is “The Haunted Oak” by Paul Laurence Dunbar, and I have chosen it to mark Halloween, although its message is a deeper, darker and more important one than the pumpkins and dressing-up normally associated with this festival. Read more Halloween Lynching Paul Laurence Dunbar Racism The Haunted Oak Vigilantes August 19, 2022 by Matt Willing Poet's DayCome, O Love, Whene’er You May For Nicola’s birthday, I have chosen a love poem: “Invitation to Love” by Paul Dunbar. Read more Invitation to Love Love Paul Laurence Dunbar 2/2