One poem by Robert Hayden that I particularly appreciated was “O Daedalus, Fly Away Home.” I think the imagery used in this poem is unlike any poet we have read thus far. Hayden combines images of Africa with images of the American south. He follows his lines of “Drifting night in the Georgia pines, / coonskin drum and jubilee banjo” with “Night is juba, night is conjo.” (Norton, 1525). He seems to blend the two styles— country music and West African dancing. In these lines, Hayden seems to be addressing the issue of trying to maintain one’s heritage while embracing a new culture. This issue of identity reminds me of a trend I learned about in an education class regarding second and third generation immigrants. People from other countries still struggle with this blending of two cultures. This relates to our discussions of some African American writers seemingly betraying their culture by becoming educated and allegedly “becoming white.” It seems that people in this situation, who try to create a balance between two races, end up suspended between the two.