Dream Deferred

Langston Hughes


Hughes, Langston. Dream Deferred

Introduction

This is a classic poem written by Langston Hughes, one of the top writers of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s.

Dream Deferred


What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up

Like a raisin in the sun?

Or fester like a sore�

And then run?

Does it stink like rotten meat?

Or crust and sugar over--

like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags

like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?


Extension

Pair this poem with another book (or play) on a similar subject. For example Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In the Sun or Margaree King Mitchell's Uncle Jed's Barbershop.


Module five focuses on multicultural poetry. Selected poems are as follows:


Module One: The Poetry Environment Module Two: Major Poets
Module Three: Poetry Performance Module Four: Poetry Across The Curriculum
Module Five: Multicultural Poetry Module Six: Responding To Poetry
Author Study: Janet Wong

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