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Born in February 1, 1902 / Died in May 22, 1967 / United States / English

Poems by Langston Hughes

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The Dream Keeper

... Away from the too-rough fingers ...

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April Rain Song

... Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops ...

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Trumpet Player

... whose jacket Has a fine one-button roll, ...

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Harlem [Dream Deferred]

...   Does it stink like rotten meat ...

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Merry-Go-Round

... On the bus we're put in the back— ...

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I Dream A World

... A world I dream where black or white, ...

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Cross

... If ever I cursed my black old mother ...

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Morning After

... You jest a little bit o’ woman but you ...

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The Negro Speaks Of Rivers

...   went down to New Orleans, and I've seen its muddy ...

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Bound No’th Blues

... I’d like to meet a good friend ...

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50-50

... Big Boy opened his mouth and said, ...

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Silence

... I catch the pattern ...

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Let America Be America Again

... Of owning everything for one's own greed!I am the farmer, bondsman to the soil ...

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I, Too, Sing America

... Then.Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am ...

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Life Is Fine

... But it was High up there! It was high!So since I'm still here livin', ...