Category: Classic Poetry
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The Negro Speaks of Rivers
“My soul has grown deep like the rivers.” Written when he was just 17, this Langston Hughes classic traces Black history from the Euphrates to the Mississippi.
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Sympathy
“I know why the caged bird sings.” Paul Laurence Dunbar’s 1899 masterpiece is a searing exploration of freedom and confinement. Read the poem that inspired generations of writers.
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After Winter
“We’ll turn our faces southward, love…” As winter sets in, Claude McKay envisions a return to the warmth of the tropics. Read this classic Harlem Renaissance poem about seeking shelter, quiet hills, and the promise of spring.
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The Swing
The poem by Robert Louis Stevenson captures the joy of childhood play, specifically the exhilaration of swinging high in the air. It conveys a sense of freedom and wonder as the child experiences the beauty of nature and the surroundings from an elevated perspective, highlighting the simple pleasures of life.
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