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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY PEOPLE, by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The night is beautiful Last Line: Beautiful, also, are the souls of my people Alternate Author Name(s): Hughes, Langston Variant Title(s): Poem Subject(s): African Americans; Negroes; American Blacks | |||
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. | 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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