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4 days ago · I want my freedom. Just as you. Langston Hughes, born in Joplin, Missouri, on February 1, 1901, was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist who was a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Visit the Poetry Foundation to learn more about his work and life.
5 days ago · In honor of National Poetry Month, in this video, Online Editor Matt Micucci talks about the jazz poetry of Langston Hughes. Hughes was a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance and innovator of a then-new exciting literary form called jazz poetry.
3 days ago · Summary: In "As I Grew Older," Langston Hughes uses personification by giving the wall human-like qualities, symbolizing obstacles to achieving dreams. The wall...
3 days ago · Permission from the Langston Hughes Estate is required to publish materials by Langston Hughes in any format. Contact information for the Estate can be found in the WATCH File. Citation Langston Hughes Papers. James Weldon Johnson Collection in the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
5 days ago · Her views on communism, the New Deal, civil rights, and other topics contrasted with the views of many of her colleagues during the Harlem Renaissance, such as Langston Hughes, who was a supporter of the Soviet Union and praised it in several of his poems during the 1930s.
4 days ago · Tell us about a particular book on your shelf. " The Sweet Flypaper of Life, " photographs by Roy DeCarava, text by Langston Hughes. This exquisite little book (which when opened, nestles perfectly in the palm of your hands) is a volume I teach regularly, but it’s also an endless source of inspiration and a beacon of hope.
5 days ago · Poet Langston Hughes also saw Shuffle Along as a seminal event in the emergence of the Harlem Renaissance. It introduced him to the creative world of New York, and it helped to redefine and energize music and nightlife in Harlem.
