Classic and Contemporary Poetry

NEIGHBOR, by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES            Poem Explanation     Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Down home / he sets on a stoop
Last Line: Sometimes / he don't drink / true, / he just / lets his glass / set there
Alternate Author Name(s): Hughes, Langston
Subject(s): African Americans; Harlem (new York City); Negroes; American Blacks