Project Gutenberg 2020-11-03 Public domain in the USA. 166 Wheelock, John Hall 1886 1978 22018921 The Black Panther: A book of poems Produced by Charlene Taylor, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Black Panther: A Book of Poems" by John Hall Wheelock is a collection of poems written in the early 20th century, specifically in the 1920s. This literary work delves into themes of existential contemplation, love, sorrow, and the beauty and agony intertwined within the human experience. With a focus on the mystical interplay of life, death, and the search for meaning, Wheelock's poetry embodies a deep sensitivity to both personal and universal emotions. The poems within the collection vary in tone and subject matter but consistently reflect Wheelock's engagement with profound emotional landscapes. The titular poem, "The Black Panther," explores the idea of an inner turmoil represented by the caged panther, symbolizing unexpressed passion and relentless desire that exists within us all. Other poems, such as "Night Has Its Fear," confront the existential fears that accompany the night, while "Proud Doom" contemplates the tragic beauty of mortality. Through vivid imagery and lyrical craftsmanship, Wheelock crafts a meditative journey that resonates with the experiences of love, longing, loss, and the quest for understanding in an often indifferent universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en American poetry -- 20th century PS Text Category: Poetry Category: American Literature 160316 2025-09-25T08:20:26.443155 text/html 140814 2024-10-18T07:53:09 text/html 339328 2025-09-25T08:20:33.619102 application/epub+zip 339479 2025-09-25T08:20:28.226148 application/epub+zip 323435 2025-09-25T08:20:27.289136 application/epub+zip 979894 2025-09-25T08:20:36.932132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 936702 2025-09-25T08:20:32.831124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 860596 2022-09-28T17:35:10.849128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 81776 2025-09-25T08:20:25.826150 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61847 2024-10-18T07:53:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16225 2025-09-25T08:20:37.072085 application/rdf+xml 15252 2025-09-25T08:20:27.607116 image/jpeg 2713 2025-09-25T08:20:27.442116 image/jpeg 304245 2025-09-25T08:20:26.458164 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia