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In
2002, Alice Walker, Danny Glover, other
artists
and scholars were in Lawrence, Kansas to celebrate the 100th
anniversary of writer Langston Hughes.
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Dreams
by Langston Hughes
Hold
fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold
fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
My
People
by Langston Hughes
The
night is beautiful,
So the faces of my people.
The
stars are beautiful,
So the eyes of my people.
Beautiful,
also, is the sun.
Beautiful, also, are the souls of my people.
Poem
by Langston Hughes
I
loved my friend.
He went away from me.
There's nothing more to say.
The poem ends
Soft as it began-
I loved my friend.
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Information
on Langston Hughes |
Langston Hughes
National Poetry Project
Speaking of Rivers: Taking Poetry to the People
http://www.kuce.org/hughes/#
(JAMES)
LANGSTON HUGHES (I hear
America Singing)(1902-1967)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/poet/hughes.html
Langston
Hughes (1902-1967)
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/hughes/hughes.htm
Includes Hughes's Life and Career--by Arnold Rampersad
Langston
Hughes in Lawrence: 1902-1915
Photographs & Biographical Resources
http://www.ku.edu/heritage/kshistory/langstonhughes.html
PAL:
Perspectives in American Literature:
A Research and Reference Guide
http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/chap9/hughes.html
Langston Hughes
http://www.kshs.org/portraits/hughes_langston.htm
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