<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpf1cfe7ceyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><blockquote type="cite" style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.32px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="ydp30a4cae6yiv6834061274ydp435fcb5byiv0294371871ydp178d3eacyiv4845273854ydp634af852yiv2913028987ydp2f62d9dyiv4662704865ydpf7228992yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: new times, serif;"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family: serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.02em;">Our book for February is </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.02em;"><i>Cane</i> by <span>Harlem Renaissance poet and novelist </span>Jean Toomer. </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.02em;">The discussion will take place on Saturday, February 8 at 2:30 pm at the Wilson Branch of the New Haven Free Public Library, located at 303 Washington Ave., New Haven. <font color="#cd232c" style="background-color: inherit;"><b>Note: This and the book discussions through April are scheduled for the 2nd Saturday (rather than 3rd Saturday) of the month.</b></font></span></div><div style="font-family: serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px;"><br></div><div style="font-family: serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px;"><div style="text-align: center;" dir="" data-setdir="true"><img title="Inline image" alt="Inline image" src="cid:fdaea7bf-90ab-f11f-12fd-35cc024a5b71@yahoo.com" class="yahoo-inline-image" draggable="false" style="letter-spacing: -0.32px; max-width: 220px; width: 50%;" data-id="<fdaea7bf-90ab-f11f-12fd-35cc024a5b71@yahoo.com>"></div><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); letter-spacing: -0.02em;">From Wikipedia:</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px;"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"> <div><div><i>Cane</i> is a 1923 novel by noted Harlem Renaissance author Jean Toomer. The novel is structured as a series of vignettes revolving around the origins and experiences of African Americans in the United States. The vignettes alternate in structure between narrative prose, poetry, and play-like passages of dialogue…</div><div><br></div><div>The novel's ambitious and unconventional structure, along with its lasting impact on subsequent generations of writers, has contributed to the recognition of <i>Cane</i> as an important part of modernism.</div><div><br></div><div>"<i>Cane</i> stands as a lyrical and deeply introspective examination of the human spirit, its struggles, and its resilience. Toomer's unique blend of realism and symbolism creates a timeless narrative that continues to resonate with readers today.” – Amazon.com</div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">[Note: As well as in separate book form, <i>Cane</i> is included in it's entirety in <i>The Norton Critical Anthology of African American Literature</i> and the collection <i>Harlem Renaissance: Five Novels of the 1920s</i>.]<br></div><div><br></div></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: -0.02em;">Hope to see you on the 8th,</span></div></div></div><div style="font-family: serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.02em;">Kevin & Paula</span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="ydp30a4cae6yiv6834061274ydp435fcb5byiv0294371871ydp178d3eacyiv4845273854ydp634af852yiv2913028987ydp2f62d9dyiv4662704865ydpf7228992yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: new times, serif;"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family: serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.02em;"><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></body></html>