Personal

"Personal" is the fifth song of Tom Cipullo's song cycle Climbing: 7 Songs on 8 Poems by African-Americans.

Date: 2000Composer: Tom CipulloText: Langston HughesSong Collection: Climbing: Poems by African-Americans

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Personal
by Langston Hughes

In an envelope marked:
PERSONAL
God addressed me a letter.
In an envelope marked:
PERSONAL
I have given my answer.

–The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes

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Climbing: Poems by African-Americans

Composer(s): Tom Cipullo

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