Project Gutenberg 2020-11-03 Public domain in the USA. 221 Wheelock, John Hall 1886 1978 22018921 The Black Panther: A book of poems Reading ease score: 67.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Charlene Taylor, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Black Panther: A Book of Poems" by John Hall Wheelock is a collection of poems written in the early 20th century, specifically in the 1920s. This literary work delves into themes of existential contemplation, love, sorrow, and the beauty and agony intertwined within the human experience. With a focus on the mystical interplay of life, death, and the search for meaning, Wheelock's poetry embodies a deep sensitivity to both personal and universal emotions. The poems within the collection vary in tone and subject matter but consistently reflect Wheelock's engagement with profound emotional landscapes. The titular poem, "The Black Panther," explores the idea of an inner turmoil represented by the caged panther, symbolizing unexpressed passion and relentless desire that exists within us all. Other poems, such as "Night Has Its Fear," confront the existential fears that accompany the night, while "Proud Doom" contemplates the tragic beauty of mortality. Through vivid imagery and lyrical craftsmanship, Wheelock crafts a meditative journey that resonates with the experiences of love, longing, loss, and the quest for understanding in an often indifferent universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American poetry -- 20th century PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 160316 160199 2025-02-25T08:31:24.746624 2023-09-27T08:18:11.189470 text/html text/html 161270 2022-10-10T14:16:44 text/html 339272 2025-02-25T08:31:32.715672 application/epub+zip 339366 2025-02-25T08:31:26.732591 application/epub+zip 323323 2025-02-25T08:31:25.703632 application/epub+zip 980094 2025-02-25T08:31:36.573604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 936702 2025-02-25T08:31:31.834584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 860596 2022-09-28T17:35:10.849128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 81776 81738 2025-02-25T08:31:24.035651 2023-09-27T08:18:10.395462 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 82184 2020-11-03T12:14:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17324 2025-02-25T08:31:36.778557 application/rdf+xml 15252 2025-02-25T08:31:26.028633 image/jpeg 2713 2025-02-25T08:31:25.862641 image/jpeg 304244 2025-02-25T08:31:24.762620 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia