I, Too, Sing America - A poem by Langston Hughes


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Langston Hughes - I, Too, Sing America

I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.

Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
Then.

Besides, 
They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed--

I, too, am America.

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Poet: Langston Hughes (Langston Hughes Art) Poem: I, Too, Sing America Poem of the Day: Jan 10 2009 Comment 64 of 64, added on April 6th, 2009 at 1:35 PM. Hughes was right, right again. In many Hughes’s poems I was finding the right. Perhaps at his time a man, who had read this poem thought: “It’s just the negroe’s dream.” But look at America now! Denis from Moldova Comment 63 of 64, added on January 31st, 2009 at 10:56 AM. when i first read this poem i thought wow because even though that we have came a long way we still have a long road to GO. and also when he talks about segragation and like the metaphor of the "tablE" i thought well IF YOU DONT LIKE IT HERE THEN WHY DID YOU COME HERE OK Sup from United States Comment 62 of 64, added on November 19th, 2008 at 3:13 AM. In comparison,the beautiful US President elect,Mr Barack Obama,could be Langston Hughes' darker brother;Obama,too,is America-One world,One people! nanyiri karim from Uganda More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, I, Too, Sing America, has received 64 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Langston Hughes with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Langston Hughes Poem: I, Too, Sing America Last read: Dec 8 2009, 12:36AM Poem of the Day: Jan 10 2009 Viewed 176176 times. Added on November 19th, 2008 at 3:13 AM.

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