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Poems

Pages
252
Published
1959
Language
English

Synopsis

This collection gathers the powerful poetry of Langston Hughes, a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Published in 1959, these sixteen volumes were curated with Hughes's lifelong mission to make his work accessible to everyone. Each book features scholarly introductions and chronologies, offering deep insight into the historical and literary context of his verse.

About the author

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Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes (1902-1967) Writer, editor, lecturer Langston Hughes achieved fame as a poet during the burgeoning of the arts known as the Harlem Renaissance, but those who label him "a Harlem Renaissance poet" have restricted his fame to only one genre and decade. In addition to his work as a poet, Hughes was a novelist, columnist, playwright, and essayist, and though he is most closely associated with Harlem, his world travels influenced his writing in a profound way. Langston Hughes f...