Theme for English B by Langston Hughes

Theme for English B Langston Hughes – 1901-1967 The instructor said,     Go home and write     a page tonight.     And let that page come out of you—     Then, it will be true. I wonder if it’s that simple? I am twenty-two, colored, born in Winston-Salem. I went to school there, then Durham, then here to this college […]

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I, Too by Langston Hughes

I, Too Langston Hughes – 1901-1967 I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I’ll be at the table When company comes. Nobody’ll dare Say to me, “Eat in the kitchen,” Then. Besides, They’ll […]

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Nostos by James Davis May

  NOSTOS by James Davis May We had not quite been arguing that night—but talking, discussing how I answer any mood of yours that falls below cheery contentment with a litany of solutions, as if trying to help you find the right word for a crossword puzzle. Sometimes the heart wants to be sad and […]

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