tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472050772782545089.post8874040641082076901..comments2023-10-21T05:22:53.166-05:00Comments on Poetry, Music, and Real Life: A Dream Deferred-Langston HughesPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972480722494170701noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472050772782545089.post-67741959621523864642009-05-10T15:49:00.000-05:002009-05-10T15:49:00.000-05:00It is pretty radical. I think, though, if you take...It is pretty radical. I think, though, if you take it out of context and apply to oneself, it can have a different meaning. Even though that's not necessarily respectful to the author, we have that freedom. : )Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05972480722494170701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472050772782545089.post-31327418257977683322009-05-07T07:40:00.000-05:002009-05-07T07:40:00.000-05:00I've also always liked this poem, although I'm not...I've also always liked this poem, although I'm not sure if I like the political radicalism it implies.<br />In an important sense, it anticipates the "dream" Martin Luther King talked about in his greatest speech. At same time, though, it anticipates the violent radicalism of the late 60s and early 70s of for instance the Black Panther Party, etc.D. Timothy Goeringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09916488903782325371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472050772782545089.post-6726035796813419782009-05-06T14:23:00.000-05:002009-05-06T14:23:00.000-05:00i've always liked this poem.
personally, i've nev...i've always liked this poem. <br />personally, i've never had a dream deferred--they've always either happened, or they have changed. personally, my old dreams have peacefully faded away. assign that to whichever one you want up there.Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10791066273025839444noreply@blogger.com