(1 February 1902 – 22 May 1967 / Missouri)

poet Langston Hughes
#11 on top 500 poets

Poems of Langston Hughes

21. Dream Variations 1/3/2003
22. Dreams 1/3/2003
23. Easy Boogie 3/27/2010
24. Enemy 3/27/2010
25. Ennui 1/3/2003
26. Final Curve 3/27/2010
27. Fire-Caught 3/27/2010
28. For Selma 3/27/2010
29. Freedom's Plow 1/3/2003
30. Genius Child 7/23/2012
31. Gods 3/27/2010
32. Harlem [Dream Deferred] 3/27/2010
33. Helen Keller 3/27/2010
34. I Continue To Dream 3/27/2010
35. I Dream A World 3/27/2010
36. I, Too 1/3/2003
37. In Time Of Silver Rain 3/27/2010
38. Jazzonia 1/3/2003
39. Juke Box Love Song 1/3/2003
40. Justice 1/3/2003

Freedom's Plow

When a man starts out with nothing,
When a man starts out with his hands
Empty, but clean,
When a man starts to build a world,
He starts first with himself
And the faith that is in his heart-
The strength there,
The will there to build.

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