The three poems you read share some similarities (they’re about places) and some differences (different authors, different voices, focus on different aspects of the city, etc.). We have discussed “Chicago” over a class and then some. I’d like to hear your impressions of “I Live In Los Angeles” and “Daybreak In Alabama”; how did they make you feel? Were they optimistic or pessimistic? Is there a message in the poems? Do the authors preach or get political? Or do they just weave words into beautiful patterns? Do you see any similarities in pattern, pace, or rhythm in the poems? After viewing the video, do you think that Hughes would approve of “I Live In Los Angeles”? Say what you think and respond to 1 (ONE) other opinion with a substantial query or statement of opinion.