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Comment 10 of 20, added on December 6th, 2005 at 5:15 PM.
hi English Major here.... this is from the book I'm currently reading in my
poetry class:
"The Weary Blues boldy celebrates the everyday lives of ordinary black folk
in a vernacular poetics based in the kind of blues lyricism, black sermon,
spirituals, and other expressive forms that are rooted in African American
culture."
So before you guys act like you know what your talking about... go to
school... learn something...
Langston Hughes was only inspired by jazz and blues, he's not saying he's
just weary.. is the representative of his race back in the 1920's! C'mon
now... geez.. sorry this is directed towards the people saying he's a
weary, tired man.
Valerie from United States
Comment 9 of 20, added on September 11th, 2005 at 7:23 AM.
how people come to interprete this as "this is not a poem about equality,
but about an old blues singer" So racism and inequality has always
existed(everywhere!!!) Don`t tell me that poor people anyway..and all
blacks are completely equal in the US.
Langston Hughes always speaks for justice and equality.
rainbow from Belgium
Comment 8 of 20, added on June 19th, 2005 at 10:14 PM.
I thought that this was a great poem. This poem is not about equality, it
is in fact about the inequality amongst the races at this time. His very
loose usage of the N word shows how he feels the white people viewed him
and his race. The blues were weary because the man singing the tune was so
tired of having to work for the white man and get nothing back in return.
And this being all that he can think about "He slept like a rock or a man
that's dead"
Nina June from United States
Comment 7 of 20, added on June 6th, 2005 at 2:23 AM.
This poem was decently depressing and reminded me of those angsty teenagers
that I see all too often in the forums of the internet. “I ain't happy no
mo' and I wish that I had died.” Yes, you know it’s the blues when someone
can suggest suicide and yet somehow still appeal to audiences. From other
parts of the poem that I managed to glance at (before wishing I had slammed
my face down on the barbeque grill), there is just a hint of race in the
topic. Well, he identifies the performer in the poem as “Negro”, anyway.
Apart from that, though, the message that Langston is obviously trying to
convey is “‘da Blues” and whatever strange effect it happens to have upon a
musician and the audience.
This doesn’t really help in making his poem more appealing, though, as I’ve
seen more attractive things in my lunch tray. The poem was slow and
ultimately monotonous. To read each line was about as tedious as trying to
count how much hair I have on my head.In conclusion, Langston’s poem, The
Weary Blues contained 99% Blues and 1% about African Americans. As it is in
a Blues format, it was slow, boring, and greatly depressing. I would have
been more content writing a poem myself than reading something so
pointless.
Herr Doctor from Germany
Comment 6 of 20, added on May 30th, 2005 at 12:50 PM.
I think this is a great poem. I dont think its about anything big I just
think its about a tired old black blues player. I dont think it was meant
to be about equality between races but rather its about some old blues man
he saw oneday. And if you get the right beat you could even turn this into
a blues song.
will from United States
Comment 5 of 20, added on May 19th, 2005 at 4:16 PM.
In "The Weary Blues Hughes illustrates that blacks and whites are a part of
each other and that they combine to form America. Each may have their
special cultural customs and traditions, but they are both a part of
humanity and American society and so are in that way connected.
david from United States
Comment 4 of 20, added on April 12th, 2005 at 4:58 PM.
i think the man playing the weary blues is not sad or even weary, his
problem is that he has accepted the fact that he is a black man in a white
man's land and that he is forced to express his black soul through "ivory
keys" (which represents the white race). Even though he is reluctant to use
the "white" way to express a "black" feeling, he has no choice, and this
overwhlming thought is what might make him look "weary"
Constanza from Chile
Comment 3 of 20, added on April 7th, 2005 at 11:15 PM.
i say it's about a fatigued man who just expresses his feelings through
music. he's weary...so he plays the blues. it works. it's definitely not
about equality. just a man and the suck that is his life. though his life
probably doesn't suck. just the prejudice in the world.
katie from United States
Comment 2 of 20, added on April 5th, 2005 at 11:32 PM.
NO!! What are you talking about!? It's about himself, maybe a little
about racial discrimination, but no. It's how he feels. "Weary!"???
Grossh from Canada
Comment 1 of 20, added on January 12th, 2005 at 9:16 AM.
thıs ıs a good poem about equality between races. poet ıs
talkıng about dıscrımınatıon whıch ıs
takıng place now and asserts that they cant do this ın near
future everthıng wıll be dıfferent then.and he also
claıms that he ıs an amerıcan too and he ıs rıght
black people as old as rivers there(ın amerıca)and who are new
of course whites!
merve from Turkey
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hi English Major here.... this is from the book I'm currently reading in my
poetry class:
"The Weary Blues boldy celebrates the everyday lives of ordinary black folk
in a vernacular poetics based in the kind of blues lyricism, black sermon,
spirituals, and other expressive forms that are rooted in African American
culture."
So before you guys act like you know what your talking about... go to
school... learn something...
Langston Hughes was only inspired by jazz and blues, he's not saying he's
just weary.. is the representative of his race back in the 1920's! C'mon
now... geez.. sorry this is directed towards the people saying he's a
weary, tired man.
Valerie from United States