Images in the River: The Life and Work of Waring Cuney

The poet William Waring Cuney (1906-1976) hails from an illustrious Afro-Texan family whose members include the charismatic politician
Norris Wright Cuney (1846-1898) and his daughter, Maud Cuney Hare (1874-1936),
the concert pianist and writer. Waring Cuney's maternal line, after whom he was named, was equally eminent.

Cuney was born and raised in Washington, DC, just a few blocks from Howard University where three generations of his family studied.
Despite his privileged upbringing among the...