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.
"I, Too, Sing America," in the magazine Survey Graphic (March 1925); reprinted in Selected Poems (1959)
They'll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed — I, too, am America.
"I, Too, Sing America," in the magazine Survey Graphic (March 1925); reprinted in Selected Poems (1959)
The night is beautiful,So are the faces of my people.
"My People," in the magazine Poems in Crisis (October 1923); reprinted in The Weary Blues (1926)
I've known rivers: I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins. My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
"The Negro Speaks of Rivers," from The Weary Blues (1926)
I've known rivers: Ancient, dusky rivers. My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
"The Negro Speaks of Rivers," from The Weary Blues (1926)
The stars went out and so did the moon.The singer stopped playing and went to bedWhile the Weary Blues echoed through his head.He slept like a rock or a man that's dead.
"The Weary Blues," from The Weary Blues (1926)
Way Down South in Dixie(Break the heart of me)They hung my black young loverTo a cross roads tree.
"Song for a Dark Girl" (l. 1-4), from Fine Clothes to the Jew (1927)
Love is a naked shadowOn a gnarled and naked tree.
Song for a Dark Girl (l. 11-12), from Fine Clothes to the Jew (1927)
While over Alabama earthThese words are gently spoken:Serve — and hate will die unborn.Love — and chains are broken.
"Alabama Earth (at Booker Washington's grave)," from the anthology Golden Slippers: An Anthology of Negro Poetry for Young Readers (1941), ed. Arna Bontemps
Hold fast to dreamsFor if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged birdThat cannot fly.
"Dreams," from the anthology Golden Slippers: An Anthology of Negro Poetry for Young Readers, ed. Arna Bontemps (1941)
Hackle may refer to one of the following.
- Hackle
The hackle is a clipped feather plume that is attached to a military headdress.In the British Army and the armies of some Commonwealth countries the hackle is worn by some infantry regiments, especially those designated as fusilier regiments and those with Scottish and Northern Irish origins. The...
, a feather plume attached to a headdress
- Hackle (animal)
The hackles are the long, fine feathers which are found on the backs of certain types of domestic chicken. They are often brightly coloured, especially on roosters....
, erectile plumage or hair in the neck area
- Hackle (wig making)
A hackle is a metal plate with rows of pointed needles used to blend or straighten hair. This tool is used as a preliminary step in the process of custom wig making. It is typically clamped firmly to a table before use....
, a metal plate with rows of pointed needles used to blend or straighten hair
- a feather or feathers wrapped around the shank of a fishing hook of an artificial fly
An artificial fly or fly lure is a type of fishing lure, usually used in the sport of fly fishing . In general, artificial flies are the bait which fly fishers present to their target species of fish while fly fishing...
for fly fishing