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Jean Toomer

Jean Toomer

American poet and novelistWikipedia

Search complete. 9 mentions across 5 episodes found for "Jean Toomer".

Nov 3, 2026

Uli BaerHOST
59:38
Yeah.
Anne FernaldGUEST
59:39
Praising Jean Toomer and talking about she's a woman in her early 40s, talking about the excitement of the young generation.
Anne FernaldGUEST
59:48
Women in their early 40s are not generally considered young in 1924.
Anne FernaldGUEST
59:52
Right.

6 MINS LATER

Uli BaerHOST
65:30
public school in New York City.
Uli BaerHOST
65:32
Right.
Anne FernaldGUEST
65:33
where James Baldwin is a student, right? So Jean Toomer is a student at the Elm Street School when she's teaching there.
Anne FernaldGUEST
65:40
James Baldwin is a student at DeWitt Clinton when she's teaching there.
Uli BaerHOST
66:53
Yeah.
Anne FernaldGUEST
66:54
Praising Jean Toomer and talking about she's a woman in her early 40s, talking about the excitement of the young generation.
Anne FernaldGUEST
67:03
Women in their early 40s are not generally considered young in 1924.
Anne FernaldGUEST
67:08
Right.

6 MINS LATER

Anne FernaldGUEST
72:40
She finishes her career teaching at DeWitt Clinton, which is a similar case, another storied public school in New York City.
Anne FernaldGUEST
72:48
Right.
Anne FernaldGUEST
72:48
where James Baldwin is a student, right? So Jean Toomer is a student at the Elm Street School when she's teaching there.
Anne FernaldGUEST
72:56
James Baldwin is a student at DeWitt Clinton when she's teaching there.
Uli BaerHOST
58:22
Yeah.
Anne FernaldGUEST
58:22
Praising Jean Toomer and talking about she's a woman in her early 40s, talking about the excitement of the young generation.
Anne FernaldGUEST
58:31
Women in their early 40s are not generally considered young in 1924.
Anne FernaldGUEST
58:36
Right.

6 MINS LATER

Uli BaerHOST
64:13
storied public school in New York City.
Uli BaerHOST
64:16
Right.
Anne FernaldGUEST
64:17
where James Baldwin is a student, right? So Jean Toomer is a student at the Elm Street School when she's teaching there.
Anne FernaldGUEST
64:24
James Baldwin is a student at DeWitt Clinton when she's teaching there.
Anne FernaldGUEST
59:22
What are you doing? Yeah.
Anne FernaldGUEST
59:24
Praising Jean Toomer and talking about she's a woman in her early 40s, talking about the excitement of the young generation.
Anne FernaldGUEST
59:34
Women in their early 40s are not generally considered young in 1924.
Anne FernaldGUEST
59:38
Right.

6 MINS LATER

Uli BaerHOST
65:16
public school in New York City.
Uli BaerHOST
65:18
Right.
Anne FernaldGUEST
65:19
where James Baldwin is a student, right? So Jean Toomer is a student at the Elm Street School when she's teaching there.
Anne FernaldGUEST
65:26
James Baldwin is a student at DeWitt Clinton when she's teaching there.

Unknown podcast

Harlem Renaissance

Oct 18 · 1 Mention

speaker_1NARRATOR
26:39
This period led to more opportunities for writers to be published by major houses.
speaker_1NARRATOR
26:45
Authors like Jean Toomer, Zora Neale Hurston, and Langston Hughes became known across the country.
speaker_1NARRATOR
26:52
Other writers, such as Richard Bruce Nugent, contributed experimental works that explored LGBT themes.
speaker_1NARRATOR
27:00
The movement also had a sociological aspect, as seen in the Back to Africa movement led by Marcus Garvey.

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