Poems by Langston Hughes
Dream Deferred
... And then run?Does it stink like rotten meat ...
Mother to Son
... And places with no carpet on the floorâ ...
Quiet Girl
... Were it not for your songs ...
Still Here
... Tried to make meStop laughin', stop lovin', stop livin'-- ...
The Negro Mother
... Oh, my dark children, may my dreams and my prayers ...
Dream Variations
... That is my dream!To fling my arms wide ...
Theme For English B
... up to my room, sit down, and write this page:It's not easy to know what is true for you or me ...
Justice
... Is a thing to which we black are wise: ...
Problems
... 2 and 2 are 4. 4 and 4 are 8 ...
Democracy
... I do not need my freedom when I'm dead ...
The Weary Blues
... O Blues! In a deep song voice with a melancholy tone ...
Freedoms Plow
... To a new world, America!With billowing sails the galleons came ...
Daybreak In Alabama
... Of black and white black white black people ...
Juke Box Love Song
... And for your love song tone their rumble down ...
Night Funeral In Harlem
... Night funeral In Harlem: Where did they get ...