Introduction I, Too is a poem written by the famous African-American poet Langston Hughes. The poem was first published in Hughes’ first volume of poetry, The Weary Blues in 1926. This poem, along with Hughes’ other works, paved the way to define the Harlem Renaissance, an era of newfound cultural identity for African Americans in … Read more
Introduction The time visitors to the Black belt is written by Langston Hughes an African American poet. The poem was first published in his poetry collection. The “Collected Poems of Langston Hughes” in 1994 poem talks about the lions that African Americans were subjected to and talks about how racial discrimination affected the lives of … Read more
Introduction The poem “Song For a Dark Girl” is written by American poet Langston Hughes. In the pine the speaker is a woman. She is describing the death of her lover. The poem is a poem of loss and grief that the woman feels. She can still not forget the image of her dead lover … Read more
Introduction “As I Grew Old” is a poem written by Langston Hughes. The poem is about the dream the speaker has. But as he grows old he is unable to achieve that dream. The dream never comes to fruition. The speaker in the poem represents the African Americans living in the county. They came to … Read more
Introduction “Dream variations” by Langston Hughes is a poem that voices the struggles of black people for acceptance. The poem describes a dream that Hughes had, like many other African American people, that is being treated with equity regardless of the person’s race. In this poem, Hughes sketches this dream for the black community to … Read more
Introduction “The Weary Blues” is a poem by Langston Hughes that describes the class discrimination of the ear and the power of Black Art or oppressed Art that can take over the world. The poem has a melancholic tone throughout and uses imagery to describe certain scenarios. The poem also has some Jazz elements that … Read more
Introduction Langston Hughes wrote the poem “The Ballad of the Landlord” in 1940. Hughes, one of the most well-known personalities of the Harlem Renaissance, drew inspiration from his own experiences growing up in the Harlem section of New York City. The speaker of the poem recalls his experience as a black renter attempting to convince … Read more
Introduction One of Langston Hughes’ most well-known poems is “Theme for English B.” Through the depiction of a black man’s writing assignment, it delves into themes of identity and race. Hughes portrays a youthful, twenty-two-year-old narrator in ‘Theme for English B,’ who speaks about his own experience as a black man in a predominantly white … Read more
Introduction American poet, writer, and playwright Langston Hughes is the author of this brief poem. The poem “Harlem” raises important questions concerning goals and aspirations. It was initially released in 1951. The poem serves as an illustration of what may occur if our dreams are not promptly realized. It discusses the fate of dreams that … Read more
Introduction Langston Hughes wrote the poem “Let America Be America Again” in 1935, and it was released the next year. While traveling by train from New York City to Ohio and thinking on his existence as a struggling author during the Great Depression, Hughes composed the poem. In the poem, Hughes expresses his own disappointment … Read more
