Other literary forms
(Poets and Poetry in America)
Melvin B. Tolson wrote three unpublished novels, “Beyond the Zaretto” (written in late 1920’s), “The Lion and the Jackal” (written in late 1930’s), and “All Aboard” (written in 1950’s). In addition, he composed a number of full-length and one-act plays, including “The Moses of Beale Street,” “Southern Front,” “Bivouac on the Santa Fe,” and “The House by the Side of the Tracks,” all of which were unpublished. From 1937 to 1944, Tolson wrote a column titled “Caviar and Cabbage” for the Washington Tribune.