Benson, Brian Joseph and Mabel Mayle Dillard. "Lifting the Veil: Cane," in Jean Toomer, Boston: Twayne, 1980, pp. 49-89.

Benson and Dillard discuss their view of the structure and imagery of "Blood-Burning Moon."

Lewis, David Levering. When Harlem Was in Vogue, New York: Oxford UP, 1981.

A social and cultural analysis of the Harlem Renaissance, including a discussion of Toomer and his participation in the movement.