Angelina Weld Grimké was a poet and teacher of physical education from Boston, Massachusetts. She earned a degree in physical education from the Boston Normal School of Gymnastics and taught English and physical education at the high school level in Washington, DC.
Some of her most known poems center on love and race, such as “El Beso,” “Beware Lest He Awakes,” and “The Black Finger.”
Information from the Poetry Foundation.