Negro Speaks Of Rivers Comments

I like the poem and it is very well said but a bit difficult in my opinion for a 8th grader to understand the meaning of.

My soul has grown deep like the rivers. Langston Hughes

This is still my favorite poem by Langston Hughes. 'I' symbolizes all negroes in different times and places' from ancient Egypt to the American Civil War, 'when Abe Lincoln/ went down to New Orleans, .' What an evocative phrase that is.

Love it so much and it’s very perfect

yyeeaahh, great poem? i think it's gone to far.

My soul has grown deep like the rivers.

My soul has grown deep like the rivers. A well chosen image of comparison. Great poem! Sylva-Onyema Uba

we all lived by a river, the river of life

poet Langston Hughes #6 on top 500 poets Poet's PagePoemsQuotesCommentsStatsE-BooksBiographyVideosShare on FacebookShare on Twitter Poems by Langston Hughes: 63 / 103 « prev. poem next poem » Negro Speaks Of Rivers - Poem by Langston Hughes Autoplay next video I've known rivers: I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins This poem is one of the best of Hughes poems and one of the best of its time. Philosophy is intermingled with geography, history and sociology. Human anatomy with arts all together in one bunch. the words are simply chosen to serve the idea of freedom and human emancipation from both factors of time and place. It is the freedom of the soul and mind.

Wonderful work, very meaningful

This poem is so deep, soulful and full of meaning. Langston Hughes is simply a great wordsmith. I truly enjoy reading all his poems.

he is truly amazing and magnificent