Langston Hughes
By: Christopher Reed
Langston Hughes is an African American Poet and an outstanding one at that.
Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri on the date of February 1, 1902. He began his illustrious career by starting in poetry like:
A Dream deferred BY LANGSTON HUGHES
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 load.
Or does it explode?
Langston Hughes's poem "A dream deferred" was created during the 1920s and the Harlem renaissance
Due to the Harlem Renaissance the poem basically showed vivid imagery of the struggle of life for African Americans. It makes me think that all my dreams are worth the pursuit. It is relevant today because it makes me want to work harder everyday to ..."not dry up like a raisin in the sun."
Langston Hughes
This is one of his books.
Another book from Langston
Both of them are good reads
This has been over the Grand Langston Hughes
My Opinion toward Him ...
Langston died May 22, 1967 he was a social activist and he lived nobly.