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Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes

1902–1967

James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. An early innovator of jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance.

3 books in collection

Must-Read 1951

Montage of a Dream Deferred

Poetry

Must-Read 1957

Selected Poems

Poetry

Must-Read 1926

The Weary Blues

Poetry