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"Mother to Son" is a 1922 poem by American writer and activist Langston Hughes. The poem follows a mother speaking to her son about her life, which she says "ain't been no crystal stair". She first describes the struggles she has faced and then urges him to continue moving forward.
"Come Up from the Fields Father" is a poem by Walt Whitman.It was first published in the 1865 poetry volume Drum-Taps.The poem centers around a family living on a farm in Ohio who receives a letter informing them that their son has been killed, and chronicles their grief, particularly that of the boy's mother.
"The Negro Speaks of Rivers" is a poem by American writer Langston Hughes. Hughes wrote the poem when he was 17 years old and was crossing the Mississippi River on the way to visit his father in Mexico. The poem was first published the following year in The Crisis magazine, in June 1921, starting Hughes's literary career. "The Negro Speaks of ...
Edoardo Ponti's book of poetry, "Letters from a Young Father", is universal. It connects with fathers, mothers, daughters, and sons. Edoardo Ponti's poetry is for every parent, daughter and son
In the first poem for her son, Hernandez wrote: “I want to walk alone through the streets where you walked, I pretend that I find you, but fear invades me because I know that this is not true ...
Hughes's poems "Harlem", "Mother to Son", and "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" were described in the Encyclopedia of African-American Writing as "anthems of black America". [7] Scott Challener, professor of English and American Studies, [8] deemed the poem "one of the most influential poems of the 20th century." [5]
Carson Daly remembered his late mother on the anniversary of her death with a poignant poem he said "really saved" him when he was "in the grip of crippling grief" after losing her.. Carson shared ...
Her later poem, "The Mother's Grief", was a eulogy to her lost son, but she never publicly explained its meaning; it was only upon Coolbrith's death that her literary friends discovered that she had ever been a mother. [8] In 1862, Coolbrith moved with her mother, stepfather and twin half-brothers to San Francisco to ward off depression.