Monday's Lesson

 I quite enjoyed Monday's lesson, in all honesty. Langston Hughes is, in my opinion, one of the greatest Afro-American poets in the history of the genre. I think I, Too is one of his best works and it has a lot to say about harboring a dual identity and what it means to be black in a world which seeks to diminish and discard you. I look forward to reading more of his work in the future.

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