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Harlem Night Song Summary
The poem enjoins the "you" of the poem to come with him and roam Harlem at night, enjoying the beauty of the night and hearing a band play.
Harlem Night Song Analysis
This poem is an effusive expression of Hughes' own enchantment with the world of Harlem in the 1920s. The band that plays down the street no doubt was a blues or jazz band, and we can almost hear their strains as we read this simple and joyful poem.
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