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Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967 / Joplin / Missouri)
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Born in Joplin, Missouri, James Langston Hughes was the great-great-grandson of Charles Henry Langston (brother of John Mercer Langston, the first Bla .. more >>
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  What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?

Langston Hughes


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  Necib Ilhem  (6/12/2009 11:57:00 AM)

I realy liked this poem 'Dream' because it makes me a way for thinking and for creating a good imagination about the life. So without dream the life has no meaning and human being wouldn't do any thing without it's
  Josephine De Leux  (6/1/2009 6:52:00 AM)

Grizzly man, there's no use campaigning to a dead guy. Read, darling.
  nothing over  (4/27/2009 10:59:00 PM)

Great poem, check out my poems too
  Deborah Schuff  (3/20/2009 11:26:00 PM)

Langston Hughes was very much into jazz and incorporated 'jazz tones' into many of his poems, including this 'Dream Deferred' series. Imagine these poems being played by a jazz band or scatted by a jazz singer in order to enjoy the full effect.
  Simeon Jacob  (3/12/2009 4:25:00 AM)

hey people so isn't 'dreams deferred' the introduction of 'the Montage of Dreams Deferred? ' i have read it in some books and go under other names? whats up with that is that the editors fault or did Langston do this? give out the same poem paired up with some of his other works and give a new names to it?
  Simeon Jacob  (3/12/2009 4:25:00 AM)

hey people so isn't 'dreams deferred' the introduction of 'the Montage of Dreams Deferred? ' i have read it in some books and go under other names? whats up with that is that the editors fault or did Langston do this? give out the same poem paired up with some of his other works and give a new names to it?
  Rita Shay  (1/20/2009 10:07:00 PM)

I had to memorize this for an English class. I'm glad about it. Langston makes giving up seem strange and I don't know, he just makes me want to never stop dreaming
  palas kumar ray  (12/21/2008 12:24:00 AM)

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I have never thought this way! This poem compels me to think in a different way.
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  E Cook  (12/9/2008 4:25:00 PM)

I always thought this poem was called 'A Dream Deferred', but its actually called 'Harlem.' One of my favorites...

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