Shakespeare in Harlem / by Langston Hughes ; with drawings by E. McKnight Kauffer Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Object Details author Hughes, Langston 1902-1967 illustrator Kauffer, E. McKnight ...

Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten, 1925-1964 Langston Hughes. Alfred A. Knopf, $30 (400pp) ISBN 978-0-679-45113-6 ...

Langston Hughes, the poet laureate of the Harlem Renaissance, was a complicated figure. His writings spanned the mediums of poetry, short stories, journalism, novels, political essays, plays, and ...

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THERE WAS A PARTY FOR LANGSTON: King o’ Letters (Caitlyn Dlouhy/Atheneum, 56 pp., $18.99, ages 4 to 8), illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey, begins, therefore, in February 1991 ...

6. “The Weary Blues” (1925) Inspiration and Themes: “The Weary Blues” was inspired by Hughes’s experiences in Harlem, where he was immersed in the vibrant culture of jazz and blues music.

Howard Dodson explains the meaning of this poem followed by Langston Hughes sharing his thoughts before he wrote it. He also reads the poem.

Langston Hughes : critical perspectives past and present / edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and K.A. Appiah Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Object Details Author Gates, Henry Louis Jr Appiah, ...

One of the earliest innovators of the literary art form called jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. Langston Hughes attended Lincoln University from 1926 – 1929.