Cane

Cane, published in 1923, is a groundbreaking modernist work that blends poetry, prose, and drama to depict African American life in the rural South and urban North. Through vivid, lyrical vignettes and powerful portraits, Jean Toomer explores themes of racial identity, memory, and alienation. Its innovative structure and experimental style mark Cane as a seminal text of the Harlem Renaissance and an enduring work of American literature, capturing the complexity and beauty of Black experience.