Episode 46: "My People" by Langston Hughes

Published: Nov. 6, 2021, 1:14 p.m.

"My People" by Langston Hughes\nRead and more GoodPoetry at www.GoodPoetry.org, and listen on Audible, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Anchor.Fm, iHeart and GooglePlay Music and connect with us @itsGoodPoetry on Facebook, and Twitter.\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nPhotograph Info:\nLangston Hughes in 1936 by Carl Van Vechten\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nThe Poem:\n\nMy People\n\nThe night is beautiful,\n\nSo the faces of my people.The stars are beautiful,\n\xa0So the eyes of my people.\n\nBeautiful, also, is the sun.\n\xa0Beautiful, also, are the souls of my people.