ENG 102: Topic Resources

"Reunion" is a short story by the American writer John Cheever, first published in the October 27, 1962 issue of The New Yorker, and later collected in The Stories of John Cheever (1978). It is about a boy who meets his father.

• Themes: We do not choose our family; intelligent people can be the worst; the "sorrows of gin"
• Characters: Son & narrator
• Setting: Grand Central Station is where the father and son meet, and they go to four separate restaurants and a newspaper stand. 

Queer Black Poets Since the Harlem Renaissance: A Reading List - From Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson to Juliana Huxtable

The Harlem Renaissance was a period in American history from the 1920s and 1930s. During this time, many African-Americans migrated from the South to Northern cities, seeking economic and creative opportunities. Within their communities, creative expression became an outlet for writers, musicians, artists, and photographers, with a particular concentration in Harlem, New York.

• Library of Congress digital and print resources as well as links to external websites on the Harlem Renaissance

“‘Votes for Women’ sellers, 1908.” The Library of the London School of Economics and Political Science is in the Public Domain.