Langston Hughes didn't spend much of his childhood in Missouri, but the poet's presence lingers. Hughes, one of our truest American compasses, entered the world on the first day of February 1901, born ...

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, ...

During the Harlem Renaissance, some Black people hosted rent parties, celebrations with an undercurrent of desperation in the face of racism and discrimination. By Debra Kamin A poem from Langston ...

A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...

A poetic tribute to Langston Hughes, who was born a hundred years ago Friday. My name is Pov Chin. I'm a student, and I want to become a teacher. I was reading a bunch of poetry. Like over the summer, ...

Last summer I attended a conference with the Ford Scholars on the Oregon coast. The scholarship program, founded by the Ford Family Foundation headquartered in Roseburg, assists hundreds of Oregon ...

In celebration of Black History Month, the Poetry Room will feature a poem by Langston Hughes (1902-1967), an American poet, social activist, novelist and playwright. He is best known for his ...

The Langston Hughes Review publishes articles, reviews, creative writing, and visual art on Langston Hughes and topics related to his life and writings. Founded in 1981, the Langston Hughes Society ...

The fifth-annual Langston Hughes Youth Oratorical contest, presented by the Havre de Grace Colored School Museum and Cultural Center, was held on Feb. 5. The annual event celebrated the former Havre ...

A poem from Langston Hughes discovered by a rare-books cataloger in Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. By Langston Hughes Debut picture books by Jason Reynolds and Michael Datcher ...