Paul Laurence Dunbar’s A Negro Love Song, from The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar, captures intimate exchanges through lines like “Love me well ez I love you?” The poem, published before 1928, resides in the public domain, ensuring its enduring accessibility.
As part of Dunbar’s broader body of work—encompassing pieces such as A Confidence and Possum—it reflects his exploration of personal and cultural dynamics, preserved for contemporary readers through its legal status.
Paul Laurence Dunbar,
The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar…
(1913)
“ Love me well ez I love you? An' she answe'd, " 'Cose I do" -- Jump back, honey, jump back. This work was published before January 1, 1928, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. ”
