African American Poetry: A Digital AnthologyMain MenuFull Text Collection: Books Published by African American Poets, 1870-1928Long list of 100+ full texts books of poetry available on this "Anthology"Author Pages: Bios and Full Text CollectionsList of African American poets onAfrican American Periodical Poetry (1900-1928)A collection of African Amerian Periodical Poetry, mostly focused on 1900-1928Areas of Interest: Topics and ThemesAfrican American Poetry: Anthologies of the 1920sPoetry by African American Women (1890-1930): A Reader and GuideOpen access textbook introducing readers to Poetry by Black WomenExploring Datasets related to African American poetryAbout This Site: Mission Statement, Contributors, and Recent UpdatesAn account of the history and evolution of this site by the site editor.Further Reading / Works CitedAmardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
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12022-01-05T15:00:08-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1"Proem" by Langston Hughes2Introductory poem in "The Weary Blues" (1926)plain2022-01-06T10:11:23-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:00:58-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes2plain2022-01-06T10:11:45-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:01:45-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Jazzonia by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:01:45-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:02:23-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Negro Dancers, by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:02:23-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:02:57-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1The Cat and the Saxophone by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:02:57-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:03:19-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Young Singer by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:03:19-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:03:51-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Cabaret by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:03:51-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:04:30-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1To Midnight Nan at Leroy's by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:04:30-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:05:01-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1To a Little Lover-Lass, Dead by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:05:01-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:05:37-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Harlem Night Club by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:05:37-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:06:22-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Nude Young Dancer by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:06:22-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:06:46-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Young Prostitute by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:06:46-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:08:09-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Song for a Banjo Dance by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:08:09-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:08:48-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Blues Fantasy by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:08:48-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:09:17-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Lenox Avenue: Midnight by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:09:17-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:09:48-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Dream Variation by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:09:48-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:10:29-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Winter Moon by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:10:29-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:11:01-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Poeme d'Automne by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:11:01-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:11:27-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Fantasy in Purple by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:11:27-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:12:10-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1March Moon by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:12:10-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:12:30-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Joy by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:12:30-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:14:17-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1The Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:14:17-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:14:48-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Cross by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:14:48-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:15:13-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1The Jester by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:15:13-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-05T15:15:44-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1The South by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-05T15:15:44-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:13:07-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1As I Grew Older by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:13:07-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:13:29-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Aunt Sue's Stories by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:13:29-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:14:07-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Poem by Langston Hughes ("The Night is Beautiful...")1plain2022-01-06T10:14:07-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:14:32-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1A Black Pierrot by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:14:32-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:14:57-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Harlem Night Song by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:14:57-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:15:21-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Songs to the Dark Virgin by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:15:21-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:15:38-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Ardella by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:15:38-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:16:06-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Poem: To the Black Beloved by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:16:06-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:16:44-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1When Sue Wears Red by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:16:44-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:17:20-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Pierrot by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:17:20-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:17:47-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Water-Front Streets by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:17:47-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:18:04-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1A Farewell by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:18:04-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:22:43-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Long Trip by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:22:43-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:23:21-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Port Town by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:23:21-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:23:45-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Sea Calm by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:23:45-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:24:01-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Caribbean Sunset by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:24:01-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:24:22-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Young Sailor by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:24:22-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:24:40-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Seascape by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:24:40-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:24:59-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Natcha by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:24:59-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:25:16-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Sea Charm by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:25:16-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:25:35-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Death of an Old Seaman by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:25:35-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:26:26-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Beggar Boy by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:26:26-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:26:46-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Troubled Woman by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:26:46-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:27:04-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Suicide Note by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:27:04-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:27:23-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Sick Room by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:27:23-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:27:42-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Soledad: A Cuban Portrait by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:27:42-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:28:36-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Mexican Market Woman by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:28:36-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:28:58-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1After Many Springs by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:28:58-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:29:14-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Young Bride by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:29:14-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:29:32-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1The Dream Keeper by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:29:32-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:29:52-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Poem (To F.S.) by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:29:52-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:30:45-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Lament for Dark Peoples by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:30:45-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:31:05-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Afraid by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:31:05-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:32:10-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Summer Night by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:32:10-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:32:27-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Disillusion by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:32:27-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:32:44-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Danse Africaine by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:32:44-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:33:04-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1The White Ones by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:33:04-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:33:24-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Mother to Son by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:33:24-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1
12022-01-06T10:33:55-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Poem ("We Have Tomorrow...") by Langston Hughes1plain2022-01-06T10:33:55-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1