The Dream Keeper and Other Poems
"HOLD FAST TO DREAMS / For if dreams die / Life is a broken-winged bird / That cannot fly."\ The Dream Keeper, the great African-American writer Langston Hughes's only collection of poems for children, includes some of his best loved works. It is being reissued in a handsome hardcover edition in celebration of its 75th anniversary. Filled with elegant scratchboard illustrations by Caldecott Honor winner Brian Pinkey, and featuring an introduction by noted children's poet Lee Bennett Hopkins,...
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"HOLD FAST TO DREAMS / For if dreams die / Life is a broken-winged bird / That cannot fly."The Dream Keeper, the great African-American writer Langston Hughes's only collection of poems for children, includes some of his best loved works. It is being reissued in a handsome hardcover edition in celebration of its 75th anniversary. Filled with elegant scratchboard illustrations by Caldecott Honor winner Brian Pinkey, and featuring an introduction by noted children's poet Lee Bennett Hopkins, this gift edition is sure to be cherished by young readers and longtime poetry lovers alike.Publishers WeeklyOriginally published in 1932, this edition of Hughes's vibrant poems includes seven additional poems and is enhanced by dynamic scratchboard art. All ages. (Dec.)
IntroductionxThe Dream KeeperThe Dream Keeper2Winter Moon3Dreams4Winter Sweetness4April Rain Song6Joy7After Many Springs8Quiet Girl9Fairies10Autumn Thought11Poem12Sea CharmSea Charm14Water-Front Streets15Long Trip16Death of an Old Seaman17Seascape18Sailor18Irish Wake20Beggar Boy21Parisian Beggar Woman22Mexican Market Woman23Sea Calm24Dressed UpA Note on Blues26Dressed Up27Bound No'th Blues28Song29The Weary Blues30Negro Dancers32Song for a Banjo Dance34Reasons Why35Minstrel Man36Po' Boy Blues37When Sue Wears Red38A Black Pierrot39Wide River41Passing Love42Homesick Blues43Night and Morn44Feet o'JesusFeet o'Jesus46Baby47Ma Lord48Judgment Day49Lullaby50Prayer52Sinner53Prayer Meeting54Walkers with the DawnWalkers with the Dawn56Dream Variation57The Negro59My People60Sun Song61The Negro Speaks of Rivers62I, Too63Mother to Son64Youth65Alabama Earth66Lincoln Monument: Washington67Aunt Sue's Stories68As I Grew Older70African Dance72Additional PoemsSnail74Stars75Dream Dust76Color76Daybreak in Alabama77Merry-Go-Round79In Time of Silver Rain80A Personal Note82
\ Publishers Weekly\ - Publisher's Weekly\ Originally published in 1932, this edition of Hughes's vibrant poems includes seven additional poems and is enhanced by dynamic scratchboard art. All ages. (Dec.)\ \ \ \ \ Children's LiteratureOriginally published in 1932 this 75th anniversary edition of Langston Hughes’s poetry is a treasure. Hughes’s optimistic and vibrant portrayal of the African American experience speaks to readers of any race or creed. There is a beauty captured in each of these poems that will bring the reader to them over and over again. These poems would make a strong starting point for any parent, teacher, or guardian who wishes to introduce poetry into a child’s life. The text itself contains the original poems in the collection along with seven additional poems. The additional poems were chosen because they were viewed as child-friendly. The book also includes an introduction by the children’s poet Lee Bennett Hopkins. The attractive hardcover text includes fluidly beautiful scratchboard illustrations. They enhance the reading experience and often seem to be a direct reflection of the words in each poem. This title would be an enriching and valuable asset to any elementary or junior high classroom setting. It would also be a beautiful gift for any child. Reviewer: Monserrat Urena\ \ \ Hazel RochmanHughes' classic poetry collection, originally published for young people in 1932, is reissued here in a handsome new edition. It includes seven additional poems, a fine introduction by Lee Bennett Hopkins, and a personal afterword by Augusta Baker. Black-and-white scratchboard illustrations in Pinkney's signature style express the emotion and beat of the poetry, the laughter that hides pain, the celebration and the struggle of the African American experience, and the music of the weary blues. The poems are as powerful today as they were 60 years ago, colloquial and direct yet mysterious and complex. The simplicity of these lines makes them accessible to middle-graders but doesn't detract from their appeal to older readers. As Hopkins says, "Poem: I loved my friend" has become an elegy for separation and loss. History and the most private feeling "mingle themselves softly" in the voices that "cross and recross" here. Demanding to be spoken aloud, the words sing for all of us. There's no better way to show kids that poetry is about them than to share this collection.\ \
