Cultural Exchange (Langston Hughes Poems)
In the Quarter of the NegroesWhere the doors are doors of paperDust of dingy atomsBlows a scratchy sound.Amorphous jack-o'-Lanterns caperAnd ...
Langston Hughes Poems on Dreams (17 Poems)
As I Grew Older (Langston Hughes Poems)
It was a long time ago.I have almost forgotten my dream.But it was there then,In front of me,Bright like a ...
Morning After (Langston Hughes Poems)
I was so sick last night IDidn't hardly know my mind.So sick last night IDidn't know my mind.I drunk some ...
I Dream A World (Langston Hughes Poems)
I dream a world where manNo other man will scorn,Where love will bless the earthAnd peace its paths adornI dream ...
Harlem [Dream Deferred] (Langston Hughes Poems)
What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore- And then run? Does ...
Dream Boogie (Langston Hughes Poems)
Good morning, daddy!Ain't you heardThe boogie-woogie rumbleOf a dream deferred?Listen closely:You'll hear their feetBeating out and beating out a —You ...
Demand (Langston Hughes Poems)
Listen!Dear dream of utter aliveness-Touching my body of utter death-Tell me, O quickly! dream of aliveness,The flaming source of your ...
I Continue To Dream (Langston Hughes Poems)
I take my dreams and make of them a bronze vaseand a round fountain with a beautiful statue in its ...
Oppression (Langston Hughes Poems)
Now dreamsAre not availableTo the dreamers,Nor songsTo the singers.In some landsDark nightAnd cold steelPrevailBut the dreamWill come back,And the songBreakIts ...
The Dream Keeper (Langston Hughes Poems)
Bring me all of your dreams,You dreamer,Bring me all yourHeart melodiesThat I may wrap themIn a blue cloud-clothAway from the ...
Ardella (Langston Hughes Poem)
I would liken you To a night without stars Were it not for your eyes. I would liken you To ...
Freedoms Plow (Langston Hughes Poem)
When a man starts out with nothing, When a man starts out with his hands Empty, but clean, When a ...
Quiet Girl (Langston Hughes Poem)
I would liken you To a night without stars Were it not for your eyes. I would liken you To ...
The Negro Mother (Langston Hughes Poem)
Children, I come back today To tell you a story of the long dark way That I had to climb, ...
Dream Variations (Langston Hughes Poem)
To fling my arms wide In some place of the sun, To whirl and to dance Till the white day ...
Let America Be America Again (Langston Hughes Poem)
Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on ...
Dream Deferred (Langston Hughes Poem)
What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a ...