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Selected Poems of Langston Hughes (Bound for Schools & Libraries)
Selected Poems of Langston Hughes (Bound for Schools & Libraries) | Langston Hughes
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The poems in this volume were chosen by Hughes himself shortly before his death in 1967 and encompass work from his entire career. His poetry launched a revolution among black writers in America.
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TheSpineView Wow! 9mo
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TheSpineView 💜💜💜 1y
willaful Beautiful poem. I wonder if this is the origin of the phrase “Black like me.“? 1y
dabbe @willaful Excellent question! I had to research. This poem was published in 1926, and then there's a book entitled BLACK LIKE ME by John Howard Griffin, a journalist who disguised himself as a black man in the racially segregated South in 1961. That's all I know so far. 🤩😍🤗 1y
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TheSpineView Excellent poem. 🖤🤍 2y
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alisiakae I guess I am kind of dreaming of snow, since we were talking about planning a winter break trip to Quebec today! 😃 3y
TiredLibrarian @TheSpineView I just read this poem today! I was looking for short poems for a Black Poetry Day (10/17) display. Dreaming of a nap in the short term, and a nice vacation in the long term. 🌞🌈 3y
Eggs 💙💙💙 3y
TheSpineView @4thhouseontheleft Snow! Yikes! 😱🥶 I guess I am just not in the mind set yet. Give me a few weeks 3y
TheSpineView @TiredLibrarian Both sound good!👍 3y
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#poetrymatters @TheSpineView

I love how short poems can say so much. This is another of my favorite poets and this poem speaks loudly.

tracey38 This is a good one. 3y
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TheSpineView Love this! 💜 4y
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#ThinkPositiveBePositive @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Out of love,
No regrets--
Though the goodness
Be wasted forever.

Out of love,
No regrets--
Though the return
Be never.

Langston Hughes,
Selected Poems

Tagging @wanderinglynn @EadieB @Crazeedi @Avanders @CoffeeNBooks @TK-421 @OriginalCyn620

AkashaVampie So damn true... all the shit I have been through has made me stronger and better person. Just sucks that I had to go through it. 4y
OriginalCyn620 Love this! Thanks for the tag! 💕 4y
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EadieB Thanks for the tag! 4y
Crazeedi So beautiful 💞 4y
Avanders It‘s hard and true ♥️ 4y
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I love this poem!

Libby1 So good. 4y
MySharonaK I‘ve read the poem hundreds of times, and it still brings tears to my eyes as if it‘s the first time 4y
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Oof.

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Pickpick

Always amazing how much you can learn and feel from poetry. A few words on a page used the right way can teach and express so much.

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Karisa
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"Let America be America Again" by Langston Hughes still rings true in 2020. I can't read this poem aloud to students without crying. It's achingly beautiful.
https://poets.org/poem/let-america-be-america-again

hermyknee ♥️♥️♥️ 4y
TheBookHippie My son memorized this for school this year. 4y
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1. I love Langston Hughes and his poetry. I am planning to add more reading from many different backgrounds in my new era of reading.

2. I have, I would not be able to tell you the name of the book nor author, it was many years ago. All I remember is the premise of the book.

#two4tuesday
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TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 😊 4y
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Leftcoastzen I have always loved this ! Excellent choice! 5y
Cathythoughts I didn‘t really get it .... until the last line ✨✨✨✨✨✨ 5y
merelybookish @Leftcoastzen Thanks! It is such a powerful poem! 5y
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LiterRohde I teach this poem every year to my 9th graders along with “Dreams” and “As I Grew Older”. 5y
merelybookish @Cathythoughts Yes that last line packs a punch! 5y
KarenUK 👌💕 5y
merelybookish @LiterRohde Nice! I imagine this direct style speaks to that age group! 5y
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Happy 4th of July American Littens! 🎉

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Recommend. I mean, how do you ”review” a master?

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Day 23: Rain

April Rain Song by Langston Hughes

#poetrymatters @TheSpineView @LazyDays

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Langston Hughes was an outstanding poet. His life story is just as interesting as the work he produced. I take inspiration from this poem, and it is one of only a small handful I can recite by heart. Don't forget, Thursday is #WorldPoetryDay - Many people who didn't like poetry in school find it was the way it was taught and not poetry that they disliked to begin with. ☺

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I saw @OrangeMooseReads took this buzzfeed quiz and I had to try! The classic author who is my soulmate is Langston Hughes and I think it‘s safe to say I got the best possible result 😍 picture cut off at the bottom... I had no idea he was so handsome??

Tell me who you all get!
https://www.buzzfeed.com/dianabruk/which-classic-author-is-your-soulmate?utm_ter...

Littlestbookshelf I got Jane Austen! 6y
fleeting 😄 I got Chekhov! 6y
Bklover @fleeting I got Chekhov too! 6y
Exbrarian Also, Langston Hughes. 6y
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GingerAntics 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
TrishB Clever pick 👍🏻 6y
LazyDays Interesting 👏 6y
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batsy Nice! 6y
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wanderinglynn
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Thanks @QuietlyLaura for posting this fun quiz.

Find out your classic author soul mate:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/dianabruk/which-classic-author-is-your-soulmate

Lreads I got this quiz from @she_isthe_arrow Chloe, did you see this? Cool! 6y
she_isthe_arrow I was starting to wonder if they recycled the same 4 authors this ones new! Very neat ☺️ 6y
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#QuotsyJan19 Day 3: Rivers as #Ancient as time and human blood. One of my favourite Langston Hughes poems of all time.

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Langston Hughes, Harlem Renaissance poet #WinterWonderland #AngelOfHarlem @trishb @Cinfhen

Cinfhen Wonderful choice! 6y
TrishB And a poet I must read more of! 6y
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#angelofharlem #winterwonderland #poetrymatters One of my all time favorite poets

TrishB Not read much of his and mostly via Litsy! 6y
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If I am ever in a reading slump I retreat to poetry, really loving this collection which was a #blameitonlitsy

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Never stop Laughin‘ Lovin‘ Livin‘ #langstonhughes #imstillhere

JazzFeathers I love Langston Hughes 💙😊 6y
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I, too by Langston Hughes #american #poetrymatters

LazyDays Wow!👏 6y
Lcsmcat I love this one! 6y
Libby1 I love this. I remember loving it at school. 6y
wanderinglynn Love Langston Hughes. Such a powerful voice. ❤️ 6y
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Langston Hughes again... an excerpt from The Weary Blues. I read this in my English classes, and then have my students write their own blues lyrics. #PoetryMatters #Sad @LazyDays

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Langston Hughes is an amazing poet.
#PoetryMatters #Dream @LazyDays

KathyWheeler Yes, he is excellent. 6y
wanderinglynn Love Langston Hughes! 👍🏻 6y
Tamra Indeed! 6y
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plaidchuck One of my favorites! 6y
merelybookish I immediately thought of this poem as well! So powerful! 6y
batsy Love him. Great pick! 6y
Leftcoastzen ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍 6y
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#ifeelfine #heyjune
Sorry can‘t fit the whole poem on! It‘s called Life is Fine by Langston Hughes and is about perseverance in hard times ❤️
Another new to me poet via Litsy and @batsy - have been making my way through some of his poems.

Caroline2 That‘s truly beautiful! ❣ 6y
Cinfhen Thanks for sharing 😍hope your heart is healing❤️ 6y
Kalalalatja ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
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erzascarletbookgasm Googled and read the poem. ❤️ it! 6y
TrishB @Caroline2 @Cinfhen @Kalalalatja @erzascarletbookgasm it‘s a simple but affecting poem. ❤️ 6y
batsy So moving ❤️❤️ I need to get this to have his poetry around at all times. 6y
Aimeesue "What happens to a Dream deferred" is probably one of his best known. We had to memorize poems in high school, and that's the only one I can still remember besides Jabberwocky. ❤️ 6y
TrishB @batsy I‘m really enjoying what I‘ve read so far 💕 6y
TrishB @Aimeesue I don‘t know this one - will check it out later. 6y
Cathythoughts ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
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I really do think this is the most important museum.

Foragingfantasy Package on its way to you! 6y
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The best book mail a girl can receive... Super excited to start this gem... Thank you cousin @tlval for my special delivery... Someone was listening... 🍷📖

#langstonhughes #selectedpoems #excitedtoreadit #langstonhughespoetry #gottaexpandmyhorizons #learningsomething #gottakeepthemindfresh #bookpages #readingissexy💋 #readingismagic #bookish #bookswag #bookporn #readingopensdoors #readingopensthemind

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So good. Highly recommended.

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So many beautiful ones, I can‘t help but share!

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Beautiful and terrible.

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I don't know that I've ever read a lot of Langston Hughes before. I see what they mean by jazz poetry - you could sing every line!