On Negro American Poets in 1910 to 1920

Classifying of negro American poets into 'conservative' and 'experimental' during 1910 to 1920 doesn't seem to be effective in terms of helping us understanding their works. The main reason is that black poets are all dealing with the same subject, the race, whatever their writing styles are. Unlike their white contemporaries, who constantly dealt with various subjects and often battling over styles and artistry, whether they should confine themselves to black experience was under debate in black poets community. Supporters claimed that they should write what they knows best. Some black poets tried to reject the stereotype, and chose not to write about racial subjects. However, they were criticized by the author of the passage that their refusal to look within would only produce not very memorable poems, like those poets about the peace of nature written by some white poets.