Whom does gates call the "midwife of african american literature"?

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. there the woods of spring are a-bloom, and the fragrant scent “he is i” is borne on the wind: there the bee of the heart is deeply immersed, and desires no other joy. in at least one hundred words, how does kabir express his belief in god in this excerpt from “tell me, o swan, your ancient tale”?

What sound device is used in the following excerpt from how the animals lost their tails and got them back traveling from philadelphia to medicine hat by carl sandburg

Which of these authors wrote a story that revolved around a captains underwater adventures with his crew and a sub marine long before the submarine was actually invented