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A poem that depicts the hardships of life through the metaphor of a staircase. A mother warns her son to keep climbing and not turn back, despite the dangers and challenges he will face.
Mother to Son | The Poetry Foundation. By Langston Hughes. Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. It’s had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor— Bare. But all the time. I’se been a-climbin’ on, And reachin’ landin’s, And turnin’ corners, And sometimes goin’ in the dark.
A poem about the challenges and resilience of Black people in a racist society. The speaker, a mother, gives advice to her son to keep climbing the "crystal stair" of life, despite the obstacles and dangers.
A 1922 poem by Langston Hughes about a mother's struggle and advice to her son. Learn about the poem's background, text, reception, analysis, and references to civil rights leaders.
Read the full text of Hughes's poem about his mother's struggle and advice to him. Learn about the poem's context, themes, and analysis from the Academy of American Poets website.
Read the full text and annotation of Mother to Son, a poem by Langston Hughes from The Weary Blues (1926). Learn about the poem's theme, structure, and pronunciation.
Learn about the dramatic monologue "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes, a poem that reflects on the challenges of Black life in racist America. Read the full text, summary, analysis, and quotes from this SparkNotes study guide.
