The Dream Keeper and Other Poems,9780679883470

The Dream Keeper and Other Poems

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ISBN13: 9780679883470
ISBN10: 0679883479
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1996-12-03
Publisher(s): Knopf Books for Young Readers
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Summary

Illus. in black-and-white. This classic collection of poetry is available in a handsome new gift edition that includes seven additional poems written afterThe Dream Keeperwas first published. In a larger format, featuring Brian Pinkney's scratchboard art on every spread, Hughes's inspirational message to young people is as relevant today as it was in 1932.

Author Biography

Langston Hughes, is the most widely recognized African-American poet of the twentieth century. Born in Mississippi in 1902, he spent most of his adult life in Harlem, where he died in 1967.

Brian Pinkney has received two Caldecott Honors, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.


From the Hardcover edition.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. x
The Dream Keeper
The Dream Keeperp. 2
Winter Moonp. 3
Dreamsp. 4
Winter Sweetnessp. 4
April Rain Songp. 6
Joyp. 7
After Many Springsp. 8
Quiet Girlp. 9
Fairiesp. 10
Autumn Thoughtp. 11
Poemp. 12
Sea Charm
Sea Charmp. 14
Water-Front Streetsp. 15
Long Tripp. 16
Death of an Old Seamanp. 17
Seascapep. 18
Sailorp. 18
Irish Wakep. 20
Beggar Boyp. 21
Parisian Beggar Womanp. 22
Mexican Market Womanp. 23
Sea Calmp. 24
Dressed Up
A Note on Bluesp. 26
Dressed Upp. 27
Bound No'th Bluesp. 28
Songp. 29
The Weary Bluesp. 30
Negro Dancersp. 32
Song for a Banjo Dancep. 34
Reasons Whyp. 35
Minstrel Manp. 36
Po' Boy Bluesp. 37
When Sue Wears Redp. 38
A Black Pierrotp. 39
Wide Riverp. 41
Passing Lovep. 42
Homesick Bluesp. 43
Night and Mornp. 44
Feet o'Jesus
Feet o'Jesusp. 46
Babyp. 47
Ma Lordp. 48
Judgment Dayp. 49
Lullabyp. 50
Prayerp. 52
Sinnerp. 53
Prayer Meetingp. 54
Walkers with the Dawn
Walkers with the Dawnp. 56
Dream Variationp. 57
The Negrop. 59
My Peoplep. 60
Sun Songp. 61
The Negro Speaks of Riversp. 62
I, Toop. 63
Mother to Sonp. 64
Youthp. 65
Alabama Earthp. 66
Lincoln Monument: Washingtonp. 67
Aunt Sue's Storiesp. 68
As I Grew Olderp. 70
African Dancep. 72
Additional Poems
Snailp. 74
Starsp. 75
Dream Dustp. 76
Colorp. 76
Daybreak in Alabamap. 77
Merry-Go-Roundp. 79
In Time of Silver Rainp. 80
A Personal Notep. 82
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