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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
I, TOO, by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I, too, sing america. / I am the darker brother Last Line: I, too, am america. Alternate Author Name(s): Hughes, Langston Variant Title(s): Epilogue;i, Too, Sing America Subject(s): African Americans; United States; Negroes; American Blacks; 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. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JULY FOURTH BY THE OCEAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS WATCH THE LIGHTS FADE by ROBINSON JEFFERS AFTER TENNYSON by AMBROSE BIERCE |
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