to write about cultural and political issues, especially racism. He also explored the history of blues and jazz in his columns. Davis published little poetry between 1948 and 1978, when his final volume, Awakening, and Other Poems, was published. In 1968, Davis wrote a pornographic novel, titled Sex Rebel: Black, publishing it under the pseudonym Bob Greene. It was published by William Hamling's Greenleaf Publishing Company. In 1973, Davis visited Howard University, a historically black college in Washington, D.C., to deliver a poetry reading, marking the first time in 25 years that he had visited the U.S. mainland. His work began to be published in anthologies as there was a revival of interest in black writers due to the civil rights movement and increasing activism. Davis died in July 1987, in Honolulu, of a heart attack, at age 81. Three works were published posthumously: Livin' the Blues: Memories of a Black Journalist and Poet (1992), Black Moods: Collected Poems (2002), and Writings of Frank Marshall Davis: A Voice of the Black Press (2007). Personal life Davis was married to Thelma Boyd, his first wife, for 13 years. For a time, while Davis worked in Chicago, Thelma lived and worked in Atlanta and later in Washington, DC. In 1946, he married Helen Canfield, a woman whom he had met in one of his classes; she was 18 years younger than him. Davis and Canfield divorced in 1970. Davis had a son, Mark, and four daughters: Lynn, Beth, Jeanne, and Jill. Analysis of literary work Davis said he was captivated by "the new revolutionary style called free verse. Sonnets and, in fact, all rhyme held little interest for" him. Davis found inspiration in Midwestern poets and their use of vernacular language. He claimed his "greatest single influence" was Carl Sandburg "because of his hard, muscular poetry." Richard Guzman highlights Davis' poetry for its "social engagement, especially in the fight against racism" as well as its "fluent language and stunning imagery." Stacy I. Morgan states that in his work, Davis "delighted in contradicting reader expectations". Legacy and impact Kathryn Waddell Takara said of Davis's political and literary legacy: Davis has been cited as being an influence on poet and publisher Dudley Randall.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Ncgs5Ku6gaAC&pg=PT52&lpg=PT52&dq=%22Frank+Marshall+Davis%22+influence&source=bl&ots=WG6HTk479A&sig=IVrU63ct3Nw976L6IXNyYYc3cro&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_fJCUMPTN4HYqgG_tIHADg&ved=0CGUQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22Frank%20Marshall%20Davis%22&f=false Dudley Randall, Melba Joyce Boyd, Roses and Revolutions: The Selected Writings of Dudley Randall]</ref> Through exposure provided by Randall, Stephen Henderson and Margaret Taylor Goss Burroughs, Davis influenced the Black Arts