VIDEO: “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” by Langston Hughes
At poets.org, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” by Langston Hughes is the most read poem by readers from West Virginia. This YouTube video was uploaded by Michael, 37. He says he recently returned to college, and is married with two young sons and is president of a telecommunications company. Great work here on this Langston Hughes poem. The poet reads the poem, but first tells how it came to be written.
