431 Langston Hughes
The History of Literature
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Langston Hughes I Too
Walt whitman's famous poem was part of his leaves of grass, which came to dominate american poetry. Langston hughes i too is a wonderful poem so effective in its short and power declarations. It does not follow the whitman esk line - it has its freedom, but not its length. The sun is bright, the grass is wet with dew, the sky is a gorgeous American blue; workers are out there sing happy people, eager and unafraid. Hallaluja: Could lord white people remember the rest of America not slaves any more?
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