Selected Poems of Langston Hughes: A Classic Collection of Poems by a Master of American Verse - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Langston HughesSeries:Vintage ClassicsPublish date:1990-09-12Pages:320
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780679728184ISBN-10:067972818XUPC:9780679728184Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:American, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:African American & Black, Death, Grief, Loss, PlacesSize:7.90 x 5.10 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SC18X9EGBV
Selected Poems of Langston Hughes: A Classic Collection of Poems by a Master of American Verse
Langston Hughes electrified readers and launched a renaissance in Black writing in America--the poems in this collection were chosen by Hughes himself shortly before his death and represent stunning work from his entire career.
The poems Hughes wrote celebrated the experience of invisible men and women: of slaves who "rushed the boots of Washington"; of musicians on Lenox Avenue; of the poor and...
The poems Hughes wrote celebrated the experience of invisible men and women: of slaves who "rushed the boots of Washington"; of musicians on Lenox Avenue; of the poor and...
Series: Vintage Classics
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780679728184ISBN-10:067972818XUPC:9780679728184Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:American, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:African American & Black, Death, Grief, Loss, PlacesSize:7.90 x 5.10 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SC18X9EGBV
LANGSTON HUGHES was born in Joplin, Missouri, in 1902. After graduation from high school, he spent a year in Mexico with his father, then a year studying at Columbia University. His first poem published in a nationally known magazine was "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," which appeared in Crisis in 1921. In 1925, he was awarded the First Prize for Poetry from the magazine Opportunity for "The Weary...
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