Hello!
My chosen quote this week is by the American poet Langston Hughes (1901-1967). Hughes is best remembered as a pioneer of American jazz poetry.
“Hold fast to dreams,
Langston Hughes
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird,
That cannot fly.”
Happy Reading
Hello my fellow readers!
I am back home now after an amazing holiday, I am slowly getting used to the time difference.
I have a lot of book reviews to write over the next few days, so I will be playing catch up blog wise but hopefully I will get there. Usually I post my Friday Poetry entry in the morning so apologies this is late in the day.
The chosen poem this week is by Langston Hughes, Hughes is best remembered as a pioneer of American jazz poetry. Jazz poetry has jazz like movements in rhythm, repetitive phrasing and the appearance of improvisation.
To sit and dream, to sit and read,
To sit and learn about the world
Outside our world of here and now-
Our problem world-
To dream of vast horizons of the soul
Through dreams made whole,
Unfettered, free – help me!
All you who are dreamers too,
Help me to make
Our world anew.
I reach out my dreams to you.
Langston Hughes (1902-1967)
Happy Friday!
Lady Book Dragon 