Harlem by Langston Hughs: Analysis The poem “Harlem” by Langston Hughs reflects many of the writers own personal beliefs. The speaker in the poem is reflecting the misfortunes of Negro society in a time period in which Hughs and generations before him lived. The poem is a great example of what type of expressionist writings came out of the Harlem Renaissance from the black community. The poem has a dialect, simple enough that all people could understand it, a tone in which the writer seems to be angry, and the poem reflects some aspects of every day life in Negro America. Hughs wanted everyone to understand his poems so he kept it