during Black History Month and commemorate Presidents' Day on Monday, this week's Poetry Pairing matches "On Being Brought from Africa to America," a poem by Phillis Wheatley, whose writing was praised by President George Washington, with "A Rare Haven for Gay Men and Lesbians in Harlem" by Gerren Keith Gaynor.from Shannon Doyne: The New York Times: Poetry Pairing: 'On Being Brought From Africa to America'
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