Or does it explode?"
A poem claims that this place contains flavors from "Glow of the quince to blush of the rose. Persimmon bronze to cinnamon toes." A dancer in this place with a "falselyÂ­smiling face" is watched by "Applauding youthsÂ… with young prostitutes." In a poem set in this area, the speaker explains "I like a pipe for a Christmas present, or recordsÂ—Bessie, bop, or Bach" to a man who is "olderÂ… and somewhat more (*) free" after being told "Go home and write a page tonight." In this area, a man sleeps "like a rock or man that's dead" after crooning at the piano all night. A poem titled for this place concludes "Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?" For 10 points, name this area which titles a poem that asks "what happens to a dream deferred?" as well as a "Renaissance" that its author, Langston Hughes, was part of.
A poem claims that this place contains flavors from "Glow of the quince to blush of the rose.
Harlem [prompt on "Manhattan" or "New York"]