Skip to main content

To aid direct searches for applicable criticism, all of the currently available criticism is listed below with the associated poet, poem, criticism type, and tags, as applicable. Criticism can also be filtered by these criteria using the sidebar on the right.

Reset Search
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4
Title Poet Poem Criticism Type Tags
Onwuchekwa Jemie: On "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" The Negro Speaks of Rivers Poem Criticism Black History; Rise and Fall of Civilizations
Joyce A. Joyce: On "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" Langston Hughes The Negro Speaks of Rivers Poem Criticism Slavery and Racism; Black History; Black Identity; Rivers; Water; repetition
Jean Wagner: On "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" Langston Hughes The Negro Speaks of Rivers Poem Criticism Black History; African American; racism; American History; Idealization; Black Identity; Identity
Adrian Oktenberg: On "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" Langston Hughes The Negro Speaks of Rivers Poem Criticism freedom; memory; Black History; Africa; New Orleans; Abe Lincoln; Soft vowels; Water; Rivers