The Big Sea

I am reading a book about Langston Hughes called "The Big Sea". It is actually very interesting, it mentions a lot of information about his life. When he was a child and how he struggled because of his race. Langston Hughes said he wrote his best stuff when he felt bad not good.

Some of his poems are about facing adversity and learning how to overcome it. You can click on this link to read some of his work. If anyone is a fan of Langston Hughes, I suggest you read this book.

Want to join a Poetry Group?

A poetry reading club aims to enhance the reading of poetry. Does anyone belong to a poetry book club? If you do and have any suggestions you can forward them to bookclub@poets.org.

If you ever thought of starting or joining a poetry group. Every book group follows a format and here are a few possible topics for a meeting.

A Book of Poetry
A Close Reading of a Poem
A Poet
A Cherished Poem
Poems on a Particular Subject
Poetry Schools & Movements
Listening to Poetry
Poetry in Motion Pictures

The Night Has a Thousand Eyes

Here's a new poetry link that discusses poems and can find any poem or poet your looking for. You can participate in contests, get your work published, and find out where other poets are performing.

Also check out "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" by Francis Bourdillon to the lower right. I think this poem is beautifully written and expresses the psyche of someone who could go into a decline and die of requited love. Opinions?

Writing romantic poems

Click on this link below if you want to read romantic poetry. Or if you want to use it for your own personal reasons, it may work. It contains many different poems from various poets.
http://www.teenagewriters.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10765#post266880

Relationships

Here's a poem about relationships ( lower right). It has a nice ring to it, don't you think?

No Loser No Weeper

One of my favorite poets is Maya Angelou. Her poems always seem to send a positive message. "No loser No Weeper"(showed to the lower right) is one of my favorites because I think it's something everyone can relate to, especially woman.

Clearly the poem is not about a dime, watch, or toy; instead it is explains how she feels about losing a man because of another woman. You could speculate the watch and doll was given to Maya from this lover-boy that she feels like she can’t lose. When she realized that the doll and watch were lost, it was only a matter of time before her lover-boy would be lost too. Angelou then decided to express herself to the other woman. She lets her know that she knows about the relationship and informs her to keep her distance or else.

What is the meaning?

The poem "The Black Finger"to the lower right is a poem I am analyzing in my Harlem Renaissance class. A few of my classmates didn't like it because they couldn't understand it. Do you? What do you think it means?