Brass Spittoons (Langston Hughes Poems)
Clean the spittoons, boy. Detroit, Chicago, Atlantic City, Palm Beach.Clean the spittoons.The steam in hotel kitchens,And the smoke in hotel lobbies,And the slime in ...
Langston Hughes Poems on Life (11 Poems)
Sylvester’s Dying Bed (Langston Hughes Poems)
I woke up this mornin''Bout half-past three.All the womens in townWas gathered round me.Sweet gals was a-moanin',"Sylvester's gonna die!"And a ...
In Time Of Silver Rain (Langston Hughes Poems)
In time of silver rainThe earth puts forth new life again,Green grasses growAnd flowers lift their heads,And over all the ...
Dreams (Langston Hughes Poems)
Hold fast to dreamsFor if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged birdThat cannot fly.Hold fast to dreamsFor when dreams goLife is ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Life Is Fine (Langston Hughes Poem)
I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I tried to think but couldn't, So I ...
Mother to Son (Langston Hughes Poem)
Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, And splinters, ...
Dreams (Langston Hughes Poem)
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams ...
Life Is Fine (Langston Hughes Poem)
I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I tried to think but couldn't, So I ...