Raymond Garfield Dandridge (1882/1883–1930)[1] was an American poet who was born and lived in Cincinnati, Ohio.[2] In 1911 he was affected by hemiplegia, leaving him bedridden for the rest of his life. He subsequently taught himself to write with his left hand.[2] He published three volumes of poetry: Penciled Poems (Powell & White, 1917), The Poet and Other Poems (Powell & White, 1920), and Zalka Peetruza and Other Poems (McDonald, 1928).[3] Influenced by Paul Laurence Dunbar, he wrote many of his poems in African-American dialect.[2] He made his living primarily by selling coal by telephone,[4] and was also literary editor of the Cincinnati Journal.[2]

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  1. ↑ "Raymond G. Dandridge 1883-1930". research.cincymuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Dandridge, Raymond Garfield 1882–1930". encyclopedia.com. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  3. ↑ "Raymond Garfield Dandridge". poets.org. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  4. ↑ Greg Hand (2020-02-04). "Despite Affliction, Cincinnati Poet Raymond Dandridge Inspired Others". cincinnatimagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
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