Langston Hughes Poem by Michael Shepherd

I'd just like to put it down
in black and white,
Langston,
while it's there
that I'm proud to see
your name on my
'also read' list

I just wanted you to know.


(and happy 105th birthday, February 1 this year 2007...)

{{ and apologies to all those who googled or indexed this in the hope of reading something brilliant about him... the selection of his poetry here on Poemhunter is no way a full representation of his own brilliance. There's much more to find. }}