Langston Hughes

Dreams

Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. Langston Hughes ... James langston hughes was born in missouri on February 1st 1902. His parents were divorced when he was very little and had to live with his grandma until he was 13 years old which is the age he had started writing poetry. It was also in Lincoln,Illinois where he started writing. He spent a year un mexico and a year at columbia university, where he gained odd jobs ending up as an assistant cook a busboy and even a seaman traveling all the way to europe and even Africa. it was from these experiences where he got his ideas for his poetry and for his books. he was always admired for his potrayal of life and its many colors.