Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes
James Mercer Langston Hugheswas an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth1 February 1902
CityJoplin, MO
CountryUnited States of America
white black would-be
Everybody should take each other as they are, white, black, Indians, Creole. Then there would be no prejudice, nations would get along.
black proud banner
Wear it Like a banner For the proud? Not like a shroud.
night black depth
I am a Negro: Black as the night is black, Black like the depths of my Africa.
long black-history democracy
I will not take 'but' for an answer. Negroes have been looking at democracy's 'but' too long.
night tree black
Rest at pale evening... A tall slim tree... Night coming tenderly Black like me
inspirational artist black-history
An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose.
dream black-history flying
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams...
amazed chosen dylan work
I am amazed that my work of Dylan was chosen as his portrait,
chocolate factory good help lots uncle
Uncle Willy's Chocolate Factory ... with lots of help from really good assistants.
crust dream dreams dry happens heavy lead maybe raisin rotten sore stink sugar
What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up - like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore - And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over - like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags - like a heavy lead
dream dry happens raisin
What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun?... Or does it explode?
dream dry happens raisin
What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? . . . Or does it explode?
barren dreams fast field frozen hold life
Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow.
bird broken cannot dreams fast hold life
Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.