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    Langston Hughes The Dream Keeper And Other Poems (1955)

    Smithsonian Folkways
    • Langston Hughes – The Dream Keeper: Dreams; Water-Front Street; Long Trip
    • 1. The Dream Keeper: Dreams; Water-Front Street; Long Trip
    • 2. Seascape; Sailor
    • 3. Parisian Beggar Woman; Mexican Market Woman
    • 4. African Dance; Dream Variation; The Negro Speaks of Rivers
    • 5. Lincoln Monument; Washington; Aunt Sue's Stories
    • 6. As I Grew Older; I, Too
    • 7. Dressed Up; When Sue Wears Red; April Rain Song
    • 8. The Weary Blues; Wide River; Homesick Blues; Night and Morn
    • 9. Feet O'Jesus; Prayer; Prayer Meeting; Ma Lord
    • 10. Baby; Mother to Son; Dreams; Youth

    Excellent collection of poems and narration from Langston Hughes! Recommended!

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