Langston Hughes’ Poems Langston Hughes, the famous poet of his time, speaks volumes and volumes to the people living in contemporary society through his captivating poems, which seem heavy-laden with crucial messages. For instance, his poem ‘The weary blues’ addresses at large the issue of discrimination and lack of employment of the Negroes. Hughes, through his choice of words and explanation, brings out to the audience how the poor Negroes loiter on the Lenox Avenue streets some, playing old pianos. The descriptions of the scene demonstrate the extent of Negroes’ poverty and level of unemployment as they play the pianos on the streets to attract sympathy from the passers-by. Lines “Swaying to and fro his rickety stool”, and “I heard that Negro sing, that old piano moan” adapted by Hughes illustrate the reality and the conditions in which the Negroes go through. The author, therefore, demonstrates his agitations through such stanzas. The stanza that best illustrates the author’s anguish and concern about his Negro reads, “And I wish that I had died”. Hughes also expresses his love, understanding, and wishes to fight racism in his poem, ‘Theme for English B’ that is simple and full of ideas expressed coherently and systematically. The author through the poem sends a strong message to his colleagues, the Americans, to stop racial and color discrimination. The lines, “being colored does not make me not like the same things other folks like who are other races,” clearly depict that discrimination based on races and color does not help in any way and does not change the way someone thinks and reasons (Connelly and Trimmer 12). Therefore, the poem aims at making the Americans judge the black Negros and other people not necessarily based on their skin color but as their brothers and sisters, embracing them as fellow human beings with similar capabilities. Hughes’ poems present the realities of life-based on the way he embraces and cherishes his background. The poem ‘The Negro speaks of rivers’, concretively describes the lifestyles, the traditional, and the culture of the Negroes. This poem highlights the lifestyles of African black people in the USA. The poem, therefore, digs deep into the roots of the Negros, for instance, the lines “I built my hut near the Congo” and “it lulled me to sleep” bring out the cultures of the African society in the African contexts. Pieces of work of this nature attracted criticism from the Negro poet fraternity because of the exposure the poem had: it exposed the culture and the traditions of the African black people who did not feel good. Another poem, which depicts Hughes as a good writer of his time is ‘Harlem’ where the author employs a question-approach in sending out his message. The poem begins with the question” what happens to a dream deferred”, which triggers the minds of the readers in his interactions with the poem. The author’s views finally show that actions or ideas obstructed bear no fruits, and therefore, despite the challenges, he optimistically forges on to realize his ambitions. I like Hughes’ work based on its appealing and attractive nature. The poems seem simple in the sense that he presents the message systematically in an easy-to-understand model. The author also uses a familiar context elevating his level of honesty and sincerity. The works demonstrate creativity in his use of words and humor and further reflecting his sincerity and truth as he borrows from the reality of life. Although he receives criticism from his Negro colleagues for his writing, I find his work m