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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ME AND THE MULE, by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: My old mule / he's got a grin on his face Last Line: You got to take me / like I am Alternate Author Name(s): Hughes, Langston Subject(s): African Americans; Negroes; American Blacks | |||
My old mule, He's got a grin on his face. He's been a mule so long He's forgot about his race. I'm like that old mule-- Black--and don't give a damn! You got to take me Like I am. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY AUNT ELLA MAE by MICHAEL S. HARPER DERRICK POEM (THE LOST WORLD) by TERRANCE HAYES ODE TO BIG TREND by TERRANCE HAYES WOOFER (WHEN I CONSIDER THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN) by TERRANCE HAYES CONDITIONS XXI by ESSEX HEMPHILL 50-50 by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES |
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