Works Cited

Barone, Dennis. “Timber Edge.” The Disguise of Events. Quale Press, 2002.

—. “Unpack It.” Frame Narrative. BlazeVOX, 2018.

Brito, Manuel and Richard Deming. “Between Innovation and Revelation: A Conversation with Dennis Barone.” Revista Canaria de Estudios Ingleses, 52 (2006): 137-142, https://riull.ull.es/xmlui/bitstream/handle/915/17366/RCEI_52_(%202006)_11.pdf?sequence=1

“Dennis Barone.” In Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2008. Gale In Context: Biography (accessed August 10, 2025). https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000141158/BIC?u=29002&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=85eaa8b2.

Dennis Barone Selected Bibliography

Poetry
Far-Dale: New and Selected Poems. Nauset Press, 2025.

After Math. Cyberwit.net, 2023.

Parallel Lines. Shearsman, 2011.

Separate Objects. Left Hand Books, 1998.

Fiction 
On the Bus: Selected Stories. BlazeVOX, 2011.

North Arrow.  Quale Press, 2008.

God’s Whisper. Spuyten Duyvil, 2005.

Temple of the Rat. Left Hand Books, 2000.

Mixed Genres
A Field Guide to the Rehearsal. BlazeVOX Books, 2022.

Second Thoughts, Bordighera Press, 2017.

Sound / Hammer. Quale Press, 2015.

Precise Machine. Quale Press, 2008.

Edited Collections 
Poets’ Poets: A Renaissance of Words. Spuyten Duyvil, 2025.

Of Hartford in Many Lights: Celebrating Hartford’s Buildings. Edited with Deborah Ducoff-Barone. Grayson Books, 2024.

Garnet Poems: An Anthology of Connecticut Poetry Since 1776.  Wesleyan University Press, 2012.

Visiting Wallace: Poems Inspired by the Life and Work of Wallace Stevens. Edited with James Finnegan. University of Iowa Press, 2009.

Websites
Dennis Barone: Audio Recording Archive. https://writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/Barone.php
Dennis Barone, Author page. https://dennisbarone.wordpress.com/

“An Address to the Negroes in the State of New York” (1786)

by Jupiter Hammon

At the age of 76, Hammon delivered this speech to a group of free and enslaved Black individuals at the founding meeting of the African Society in New York City. In it, he does not call for immediate emancipation but urges younger generations to pursue spiritual freedom and prepare for eventual liberation. He states that in heaven, there would be no judgment based on race or status, offering a hopeful vision of justice that deeply resonated with his audience. 

This address became one of his most widely circulated works. It was printed and shared by abolitionist groups including the New York Quakers and the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, increasing Hammon’s visibility across the Northeast. This  is Hammon’s most powerful critique of slavery and vision for freedom.

Continue reading An Address to the Negroes in the State of New York →

“A Poem for Children with Thoughts on Death” (1782)

by Jupiter Hammon

This piece was written as a moral guide for young people. Like much of his work, it focuses on spiritual preparation, the afterlife, and the importance of faith. It is one of the most approachable of Hammon’s writings for students today, especially for discussing how religion shaped the lives of African Americans during this era.  Continue reading A Poem for Children with Thoughts on Death →

“An Address to Miss Phillis Wheatley” (1778)

by Jupiter Hammon

This poem, composed while in Hartford, was dedicated to Phillis Wheatley, a fellow Black poet and devout Christian. Although the two never met, Hammon admired Wheatley’s work. His poem to her includes twenty-one four-line stanzas, each paired with a verse from the Bible. The address encourages her to continue writing and stay true to her Christian faith. It also shows Hammon’s belief in the power of Black literature to inspire and guide others. The poem highlights the intellectual exchange between early Black writers. Continue reading An Address to Miss Phillis Wheatley →

“An Evening Thought” (1761)

by Jupiter Hammon

In 1761, Hammon became the first Black poet published in the United States when his poem, “An Evening Thought: Salvation by Christ with Penitential Cries,” was printed as a broadside in Hartford. Written on Christmas Day in 1760, the poem expresses his deep Christian faith and marks the beginning of a decades-long literary career. This is Hammon’s first published poem and a foundational piece in the history of African American literature. Continue reading An Evening Thought →

Berry, Faith, ed. From Bondage to Liberation: Writings by and about Afro-Americans from 1700-1918. New York: Continuum, 2001.

“Jupiter Hammon.” Lloyd Harbor Historical Society. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://lloydharborhistoricalsociety.org/jupiter-hammon/.

May, Cedrick, ed. The Collected Works of Jupiter Hammon: Poems and Essays. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2017.

“The Life and Works of Jupiter Hammon (1711–Before 1806).” Preservation Long Island. Accessed July 9, 2025. https://preservationlongisland.org/the-life-and-works-of-jupiter-hammon-1711-before-1806/.

Additional Resources

“Jupiter Hammon.” The Decorative Arts Trust. Accessed July 9, 2025. https://decorativeartstrust.org/jupiter-hammon/.

“Jupiter Hammon.” Poetry Foundation. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/jupiter-hammon.

“Jupiter Hammon.” Poets.org.: Academy of American Poets. Accessed July 3, 2025. https://poets.org/poet/jupiter-hammon.

“Jupiter Hammon’s Story.” Treasures of New York. PBS LearningMedia. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/jupiter-hammon-story-video-gallery/treasures-new-york/.

Babbidge, Homer D. On Being American. Edited by Roger Whitlow. Chester, CT: Pequot Press, 1975.

Unger, Harlow Giles. The Life and Times of Noah Webster: An American Patriot. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998.

Scudder, Horace E. Noah Webster. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1890.

Chervinsky, Lindsay M. Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic. New York: Oxford University Press, 2024.

Webster, Noah. The Autobiographies of Noah Webster: From the Letters and Essays, Memoir, and Diary. Edited by Richard M. Rollins. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1989.

Rollins, Richard M. The Long Journey of Noah Webster. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1980.

Web Sources

“Effects of slavery, on morals and industry. By Noah Webster, Jun. Esq. Counsellor at law and member of the Connecticut Society for ehe [sic] Promotion of Freedom. ; [Two lines from Shakespeare].” In the digital collection Evans Early American Imprint Collection.

https://name.umdl.umich.edu/N20179.0001.001.

University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed July 23, 2025.content_copy

 

Webster, Noah Jr –“An Examination into the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution Proposed by the Late Convention Held at Philadelphia, with Answers to the Principal Objections That Have Been Raised Against the System, by a Citizen of America”.  (1787)    https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/a-citizen-of-america-an-examination-into-the-leading-principles-of-america/

Major Works

Novels

True Confessions (1977)

Dutch Shea, Jr. (1982)

The Red White and Blue (1987)

Playland (1994)

Nothing Lost (2004)

Non-fiction

Delano: The Story of the California Grape Strike (1967)

The Studio (1969)

Vegas: A Memoir of a Dark Season (1974)

Quintana and Friends (1978)

Harp (1989)

Crooning: A Collection (1990)

Monster: Living Off the Big Screen (1997)

Regards: The Selected Nonfiction of John Gregory Dunne (2005)

Screenplays

The Panic in Needle Park (1971),  Al Pacino’s first starring role

Play It as It Lays (1972), starring Tuesday Weld

A Star Is Born (1976), starring Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson

True Confessions (1981), starring Robert Duval and Robert De Niro

Up Close & Personal (1996), starring Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer

Biographical and Critical Sources

Didion, Joan. 2005. The Year of Magical Thinking. Vintage / Random House.

Dunne, Dominick. “A Death in the Family,”  Vanity Fair, Sept 18, 2008

Dunne, Griffin (dir.). Joan Didion: The Center Will not Hold. Netflix.\, Oct 11, 2017.

Dunne, John Gregory. 1989. Harp. Simon and Schuster.

–. Monster: Living off the Big Screen. 1997. Random House

–. True Confessions.  1977. Thundermouth Press.

Keane, James T. “John Gregory Dunne, the ‘Irish brawler’ who explored the nation’s soul.” The Catholic Book Club: The Jesuit Review, July 9, 2024.

McNally, Owen. “Review of Nothing Lost,” Hartford Courant, May 16, 2004.

Szanton, Andrew. “John Gregory Dunne: A Writer Brooding on His Irishness.” Sept. 1, 2021. https://medium.com/@andrewszanton/john-gregory-dunne-a-writer-brooding-on-his-irishness-838c5d6c77c1