We are always in dialogue with Langston Hughes' short poem Harlem, first published in 1951. I can hear Hughes in the background of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963. I hear Hughes’ poetic ...

In the poem “Harlem,” Langston Hughes asks a critical question about our lives. We all have dreams, ambitions and goals to achieve. But what happens to a dream deferred? While Hughes may have asked ...

In 1951, Langston Hughes asked the question, "What Happens to a Dream Deferred?" In 2024, we ask, "What Happens to a Dream Determined?" Join Aurora's 39th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Ceremony ...

His writing career began the year after he graduated from high school with the 1921 poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers.” His first book of poetry, The Weary Blues, followed in 1926. Throughout his work, ...

BlackPoet Ventures, in conjunction with Arizona Theatre Company’s production of A Raisin in the Sun, salutes late poet Langston Hughes (pictured) with an original slam work based on the Hughes poem.