Can you believe during the Harlem renaissance there was a huge explosion of black art and music? The three poems "We Wear the Mask" by Laurence Dunbar. As a curator, I would choose this poem because it shows people working hard toward their goals but sadly some people hide themselves to achieve their goals "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes. As a curator, I would choose this poem because it shows that life will not always be easy but you can achieve your goals with some hard work. Finally "The sculptor" by nikki grimes. As a curator, I would choose this poem because it shows that you can never achieve your goals by just hoping they will happen. You need to work hard towards your goals. Also, this poem was not written in the Harlem renaissance this is a collaboration with …show more content…
We Wear The Mask by Laurance Dunbar, is important to the theme of community and collaboration bringing out the best in people. because it shows people all trying to make it toward their goals. Sadly most people disguise themselves to be able to achieve that goal. Some proof to support this is “we wear the mask that grins and lies, it hides our cheeks and shades our eyes.” This exhibits that almost all people hide behind one or many masks just to be able to feel included in a group of friends or individuals.
Second of all, the poem called mother to son by Langston Hughes is really important to our theme because it is about working hard for your goals and not giving up on life just because it is hard. One instance of this is “life ain’t no crystal stair there are nails and tacks and broken boards and places with no carpet bare.” This demonstrates that life will not ever be easy, you will never be given anything for free. Everything that you desire you have to work towards to gain. One thing to know though is that you never have to be alone, you could have a group of friends to help you solve your