Langston Hughes and Elmer W. Brown: A Children’s Book Deferred The famous poet and his artist friend wanted to publish “The Sweet and Sour Animal Book” in 1936. But there were no takers.

Vari-Colored Songs: A Tribute to Langston Hughes reimagines eight of Hughes' poems. McCalla also features a number of Haitian folk songs on the album along with a few original compositions.

Best known for poems such as “Montage of a Dream Deferred” and fiction such as the wry Semple stories, Hughes was also a prolific letter writer. When his friend Carl Van Vechten started a ...

Hughes's ability to speak to the experiences of African Americans, while also addressing universal themes of freedom, equality, and human dignity, makes his work timeless. Each poem discussed here ...

It's what the poet Langston Hughes was yearning for and never imagined was even possible when he wrote his political masterpiece, "I, Too, Sing America," in the early 20th century.

Langston Hughes' birthplace can't forget him — and neither should we. Murals around downtown Joplin bear quiet witness to his greatness and hope.

Famous poems by Langston Hughes (1902–1967) inspire two exceptional picture books. Continue reading » ...

Langston Hughes was called “the original jazz poet” by novelist and Fisk University librarian Arna Bontemps. The title is well deserved. Best known for his evocative poetry that gave voice to ...

A curator displays a copy of the book Famous Negro Music Makers, written and signed by Langston Hughes, in Harlem, New York, May. 17, 2016. Getty Every year since 1976, February has been ...