Classic and Contemporary Poetry
JAZZONIA, by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Oh, silver tree! Last Line: Six long-headed jazzers play. Alternate Author Name(s): Hughes, Langston Subject(s): African Americans; Blues (music); Jazz; Music & Musicians; Negroes; American Blacks | ||||||||
Oh, silver tree! Oh, shining rivers of the soul! In a Harlem cabaret Six long-headed jazzers play. A dancing girl whose eyes are bold Lifts high a dress of silken gold. Oh, singing tree! Oh, shining rivers of the soul! Were Eve's eyes In the first garden Just a bit too bold? Was Cleopatra gorgeous In a gown of gold? Oh, shining tree! Oh, silver rivers of the soul! In a whirling cabaret Six long-headed jazzers play. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY AUNT ELLA MAE by MICHAEL S. HARPER DERRICK POEM (THE LOST WORLD) by TERRANCE HAYES ODE TO BIG TREND by TERRANCE HAYES WOOFER (WHEN I CONSIDER THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN) by TERRANCE HAYES CONDITIONS XXI by ESSEX HEMPHILL BOUND NO'TH BLUES by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES |
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