【Poem Reading Tuesday】I look at the world by Langston Hughes

I look at the world
by Langston Hughes

I look at the world
From awakening eyes in a black face—
And this is what I see:
This fenced-off narrow space   
Assigned to me.

I look then at the silly walls
Through dark eyes in a dark face—
And this is what I know:
That all these walls oppression builds
Will have to go!

I look at my own body   
With eyes no longer blind—
And I see that my own hands can make
The world that's in my mind.
Then let us hurry, comrades,
The road to find.

Source: Poetry (January 2009)

About the author
Langston Hughes | Poetry Foundation

 

【活動說明】
欣賞了詩歌之後，歡迎大家在跟帖裏對詩歌進行點評，分享讀後感。本活動主要是為大家提供一個閱讀英文詩歌的窗口，以賞詩為主，不要求寫詩。如果大家偶爾靈感閃現，有感而發地想要寫寫詩的話，大家可以嚐試用相同的或者相關的詩歌標題，寫出不一樣的英文詩，在賞詩寫詩的過程中自娛自樂。寫出來的英文詩如果願意分享的話，歡迎以主帖或者跟帖的方式分享。謝謝大家的關注和支持！

Let's get some learning from the fun and get some fun from the learning!

所有跟帖： 

• Happy Tuesday! 歡迎大家在跟帖裏對詩歌進行點評，分享讀後感。 -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 07:22:03

• Happy Tuesday! 謝謝小西！今天特別忙，抱歉來晚了。：） -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 10:13:58

• 盈盈好，辛苦了，沒關係。Happy Tuesday! Happy reading! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 10:28:22

• And I see that my own hands can make The world that's in my -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 10:16:26

• mind. Then let us hurry, comrades, The road to find. -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 10:16:54

• 很喜歡這句！多謝分享好詩。：）） -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 10:17:38

• You're welcome. I'm glad you like it. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 10:29:08

• Is this poem about racial oppression and injustice? -甜蟲蟲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 11:19:21

• I like the last stanza. It’s uplifting! -甜蟲蟲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 11:20:23

• Me too! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 11:54:10

• Yes, you got it! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 11:51:06

• It's about identity, oppression, justice, and freedom. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 11:53:06

• Right! True freedom can only be achieved through knowing who -甜蟲蟲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 12:11:43

• You really are. -甜蟲蟲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 12:12:01

• A lot of positivity! Thanks for sharing -godog- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 11:31:44

• Thank you for reading and commenting. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 11:54:47

• look at my own body, find my own road! -moonlight7- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 11:41:52

• That's very important! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 11:56:31

• Stay positive！Nice rhyming！ -妖妖靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 12:22:56

• 同感！ -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 12:29:38

• do we need walls? -顫音- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 18:53:01

• It depends on what kinds of walls you're talking about. :) -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 19:37:54

• impressive! 謝謝小西分享！ -小魚無雙- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 20:47:38

• 這是我第一次讀休斯的詩，他讓我想起了馬丁.路德.金 -小魚無雙- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2024 postreply 20:58:33

• 謝謝小魚兒雅臨賞詩點評鼓勵。我也是第一次讀他的詩，大家一起學，一起玩兒 ：） 帖子裏作者的介紹中還提到了馬丁.路德.金。 -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/21/2024 postreply 07:31:01

• 歡迎來美壇玩。問好。 -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/21/2024 postreply 05:42:29

• 歡迎小魚兒有空的時候常來美壇玩。 -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/21/2024 postreply 07:33:01

• ChatGPT 的詩歌分析，供大家參考，詳見裏麵： -CBA7- ♀ (2707 bytes) () 02/21/2024 postreply 07:54:35

• 多謝小西分享！：）） -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/21/2024 postreply 11:33:25