The Negro Girl
by Mary Robinson
‘The Negro Girl’ is written by a celebrity poet of England, Mary Darby Robinson. This poem presents a lyrical story of a negro girl, Zelma, and her lover Draco, held captive for selling him as a slave.
Mary Robinson was an English actress, poet, and novelist. She worked as a teacher and was regarded as a celebrity. She was sometimes known as “the English Sappho.” Throughout her life, she sought to separate herself from her celebrity and notoriety through her writing.
‘The Negro Girl’ is written by a celebrity poet of England, Mary Darby Robinson. This poem presents a lyrical story of a negro girl, Zelma, and her lover Draco, held captive for selling him as a slave.