A Dream Deferred -- A poem by Langston Hughes. About the poet -- James Mercer Langston Hughes (1902 -- 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was born in Joplin, Missouri in USA. He was one of the earliest innovators of the literary art form jazz poetry. For more videos log on to www.youtube.com/pearlsofwisdom Also find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pearlsofwisdomchannel