Langston Hughes Poems on Work & Career (4 Poems)

Madam’s Past History (Langston Hughes Poems)

My name is Johnson–Madam Alberta K.The Madam stands for business.I’m smart that way. I had aHAIR-DRESSING PARLORBeforeThe depression putThe prices lower. Then I had aBARBECUE STANDTill I got mixed upWith a no-good man. Cause I had a insuranceThe WPASaid, We … Continue reading →

Theme For English B (Langston Hughes Poem)

The instructor said, Go home and write a page tonight. And let that page come out of you– Then, it will be true. I wonder if it’s that simple? I am twenty-two, colored, born in Winston-Salem. I went to school … Continue reading →

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, that I had to know In order that the race might live and grow. Look at my face — dark … Continue reading →

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 the plain Seeking a home where he himself is free. (America never was America to me.) Let America be the … Continue reading →