Bib. & Index: Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-137) and index. Contents: Introduction. Haunting and displacement -- 1. Like water : Hughes, Cullen, Johnson -- 2. "Do you love me?" : Another country -- 3. Behind Carma and Rosie -- 4. Folded sorrows in Kaufman and Toomer -- 5. Saying "yes" in Kindred -- 6. Winding sheets : Petry and Wright -- Coda. Future expectations.