The poem Night Funeral In Harlem was written by Langston Hughes. The poem relates more to The Blues. It is more like this type of jazz because of the sad topic. The poem is about a man`s funeral and all his friends and family that attended. In the poem the man didn't have the money to pay insurance bill. The text states, “Insurance man, he did not pay- His insurance lapsed the other day.” Shortly, after he dies his friends and family put in a little money to make his funeral happen. The text shows “Them flowers came from that poor boy’s friends…” Also, “Charged Five Dollars His girlfriend had to pay…” It also talks about how the main thing that made the funeral great wasn’t the flowers or casket, but the people who showed up and the tears
