BARTL01. Barton, Lew [Lewis Randolph]. Beside the trickling brook: a collection of poems by Lew Barton. Pembroke, NC: Barton House Publishing, 2001.

43 pages. 1 photograph.

Publication type: Book

Purchase information:
The book may be purchased for $15.98 (which includes sales tax) from: Barton House Publishing, Inc., PO Box 362, Pembroke, NC 28371

This book reprints poems by Lew Barton, chosen by his son Bruce and siblings. The poems are primarily from two collections: The uninhibited poetry of Lew Barton (1964) and Rhythm a little Lumbee (1961). Information about Barton House Publishing appears on page 1; about Lew Barton, on pages 2 and 17 (the latter profile was published in 1961 and briefly updated by the editor).

Poems include: “The lot of the Lumbee” (1966); “Some popular misconceptions of the American Indians”; “The Lumbee Trail”; “Way down Pembroke Trail”; “The American Indian”; and “River Lumbee.”

There are also several poems about the life of the poet or writer; poems using dialect; and a poem about the death of President John F. Kennedy.

Note: Author is Lumbee.

Additional Subjects:  Lumbee identity

This annotation was written on:  April 23, 2002; last edited on July 2, 2002.

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