Tag Archives: Langston Hughes

“Peace” by Langston Hughes

Hughes’ funeral poem reflects on the futile nature of war when the ultimate price soldiers pay for peace is through their deaths
Posted on July 27, 2015 by Zoë Byrne (Editor in Chief, SevenPonds)

War and its consequences wreak havoc on countless lives with its numerous casualties — whether they are civilian members or the soldiers involved on either side. In his poem, “Peace,” one of my all-time favorite poets, Langston Hughes, captures the irony of war’s … Continue reading →

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“For poems are like rainbows: they escape you quickly.”

—Langston Hughes, The Big Sea
Posted on May 12, 2015 by Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)
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“Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid.”

-Langston Hughes (1902-1967)
Posted on August 13, 2013 by Oz Litvac (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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“Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes

Examining the advice in Langston Hughes's "Mother to Son"
Posted on November 5, 2012 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

This week, I’m taking a look at “Mother to Son,” by Langston Hughes. I love the poem’s message, which is about not giving up, even though life is hard. The poem’s narrator, the mother, uses the metaphor of a staircase … Continue reading →

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