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Dudley Randall

I lived from 1914-2000. I was from the United States, and am in the Americas category.

Dudley Randall was born 14 January 1914 in Washington, D.C. He moved to Detroit in 1920. His first published poem appeared in the Detroit Free Press when he was thirteen. He served in WWII which is reflected in several of his poems. He earned a Degree in English and Science from Wayne State University. He was a librarian, editor, and poet. Randall was poet laureate of Detroit in 1981.

My poetry

  • Ballad Of Birmingham
    "Mother dear, may I go downtown       
    Instead of out to play,
    38 lines
  • "Booker T. and W.E.B."
    "It seems to me," said Booker T.,
    "It shows a mighty lot of cheek
    38 lines
  • Green Apples
    What can you do with a woman under thirty?
    It's true she has a certain freshness, like a green apple,
    17 lines, 5 comments
  • The Profile on the Pillow
    After our fierce loving
    in the brief time we found to be together,
    16 lines, 2 comments
  • A Poet Is Not a Jukebox
    A poet is not a jukebox, so don’t tell me what to write.
    I read a dear friend a poem about love, and she said,
    66 lines
  • On Getting A Natural (For Gewndolyn Brooks)
    She didn't know she was beautiful,
    though her smiles were dawn,
    23 lines
  • Langston Blues
    Your lips were so laughing
    Langston man
    19 lines
  • Luzon
    Splendid against the night
    The searchlights, the tracers' arcs,
    4 lines
  • Rabaul
    In far-off Rabaul
    I died for democracy.
    2 lines

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