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The Weary Blues

Pages
88
Published
2022
Language
English

Synopsis

In this landmark 1925 poem, Langston Hughes gives voice to a jazz musician whose life is told through the rhythms of blues. The narrator recounts his rise from a young performer in small towns to a celebrated singer on stage, and the heartbreak of a love affair that left him broken — all while the music itself carries the story forward. Told in verse with a distinctive musical cadence, it captures both personal loss and the resilience found in returning to one's craft.

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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...

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