Langston Hughes’ poem “Harlem” (1951) refers to a “raisin in the sun”. Hughes asks:
“What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?”
What Langston Hughes poem refers to a “raisin in the sun”?
by Pamela Landy · Filed Under: Literature
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