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HOMESICK BLUES by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES

Poet Analysis

First Line: DE RAILROAD BRIDGE'S / A SAD SONG IN DE AIR
Last Line: To keep from cryin' / I opens ma mouth an' laughs
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS; BLUES (MUSIC); HOMESICKNESS; RAILROADS; NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS; RAILWAYS; TRAINS;

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